| YOUNGEST WOMAN BILLETING OFFICER The youngest woman billeting officer is ready to use compulsion to house the homeless. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6427 | |
| Catalog #: | 267882 | |
| Clip Number: | 267882-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 40/101 | |
| Timecode: | 01:47:23 - 01:48:29 | |
| Location: | Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Gender roles LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Cambridgeshire OCCUPATIONS: Women WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: Families left at home WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: Rationing & Shortages WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: War Work | |
| Description: | YOUNGEST WOMAN BILLETING OFFICER The youngest woman billeting officer is ready to use compulsion to house the homeless. Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Several shots of Mrs Barbara Meadows, the youngest woman billeting officer, calling on house in Huntingdon in order to find people willing to take in bombed-out families. Mrs Meadows talking about her appointment as billeting officer at the age of twenty. She also states that she is prepared to use compulsion in order to find homes for the homeless. | |
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