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Followmg the tremendous success of From This Place chnllerti‘ons 0/ the LIVES of Women iii ilii' 20th Century. the Federated Women‘s institutes of Ontario IFWlO) have lust published a second book of the same genre - Fighting for Home a Country Women ermi‘m World War it This new bookedited by Janine Roelens- Grant documents Women‘s Institute members wartime experiences The aim of Fighting for Home 8 Country is to reconstruct a sense of time and place experienced by Women’s institute {WI} .members as young girls and women during the years of World War II from 1°39t01045 In Fighting for Ham.‘ {v Country W] members from across Ontario have sharedtheirwartimestories Manylived in another provmce or country at the time of the war Some stories are told from the perspective of a child, others encompass growmg-up years from a "iust turned teen“ to a married woman Others experienced these years as war brides, factory workers, Land Army girls or farmerettes, mechanics, refugees and prisoners of war Many served in various capacmes â€" as nurses, cooksi truck drivers, wireless operators mechanics etc - in the army navy or airforce Depending on where they lived, the degree that these young girls and 4' women were touched by war varied Almost all of them wrote about blackouts the rationing of food clothing and gas air raid shelters and gas masks These things became matter of fact. many even became blasé about these war measures Others recorded liv1ng in constant fear of the devastation caused by V-ls or buzz bombs V-Z rockets and other weapons and vehicles of warfare Many chronicled the real horrors of war - death and destruction suffering and starvation and the grim cruelties and realities that engulfed their days Within Fighting for Hmm‘ Ea- Cuiiritrii are accounts of altrUism Mani, of these recollections are Simply about givmg Other stories are about the taking of people‘s homes, dignity and lives These stories Will test your emotions criss» crossmg the spectrum from grim lows to glorious highs Federated “omen” lng/i'lii/w u/ rlnlr-ll‘j’i plus \iilpiitillg ar‘. Cm payablct W'le To the F'\‘.'n: .imnciai 7.078 or write F\\'lt: Road 3‘!" ‘ Cu . email huoifimze on ca Inside: Letters V. From Rainbow Country V V 7 ,. Board Highlights Advocacy Report ..... 'uia'wiu Protection Against Fraud 5 Public Relations Report 7 Sharing Our Heritage 8-0 Needsm Uir Report , I 0 WI Helping Out , ii Congratulations m to Etecutite chcer Recon, international Report Cross Cciuntr, Happenings For Your information u Wu l i i