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Over a million British women stepped up to the challenge and took the chance to support their country by signing up for work in munitions factories, TNT manufacturing, or a civil service post.</p> <p><a title="Hunslet Engine Company" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Hunslet_Engine_Co" target="_blank">Hunslet Engine Co</a> , <a title="Stuart Turner and Co" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Stuart_Turner_and_Co" target="_blank">Stuart Turner and Co </a> and <a title="William Beardmore and Co" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Beardmore_and_Co" target="_blank">William Beardmore and Co</a> were a few out of hundreds of companies listed on Grace’s Guide, that took on women workers during the Great War, to relieve manufacturing and production demands.</p> <p>Below is a gallery of photographs showing ‘Girl Workers in a <a title="William Beardmore and Co" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Beardmore_and_Co" target="_blank">William Beardmore and Co</a> Munitions Factory’ from The Engineer journal September 3rd 1915. Read more in the editorial titled “The Employment of Women in Engineering Workshops” – September 03rd 1915, p 228.</p> <div id="gallery-1" class="gallery galleryid-115 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail"><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?attachment_id=139"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144im_/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WEngineer1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt=""/></a> </div></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?attachment_id=146"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144im_/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WEngineer8-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt=""/></a> </div></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?attachment_id=145"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144im_/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WEngineer7-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt=""/></a> </div></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?attachment_id=144"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144im_/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WENgineer6-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt=""/></a> </div></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?attachment_id=143"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144im_/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WEngineer5-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt=""/></a> </div></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?attachment_id=142"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144im_/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WEngineer4-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt=""/></a> </div></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?attachment_id=141"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144im_/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WEngineer3-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt=""/></a> </div></figure><figure class="gallery-item"> <div class="gallery-icon landscape"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?attachment_id=140"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144im_/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WEngineer2-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt=""/></a> </div></figure> </div> <pre>"...Sir William Beardmore has looked far ahead and has treated the subject in a broad and statesmanlike manner. He has, in conjunction with his able staff, provided not only for the splendid output which the women workers are producing, but also for the creature comforts of his women workers, grasping the fact that enthusiasm, happiness and health are essential as a combination. These three together, made possible by the generous attitude of the firm, have largely helped toward the excellent results, of which Messrs. Beardmore may well be proud" <strong><em>"The Employment of Women in Engineering Workshops" - September 03rd 1915, Editorial Article, p 228. </em></strong><a title="Sept. 3, 1915" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/d/d7/Er19150903.pdf" target="_blank"><em>Open the PDF </em></a></pre> <p>The sudden change in the woman’s role from a gentle domestic post in the home to occupations in the loud, dirty and often dangerous factories and workplaces, stirred a mixture of worry and sense of caution with some , but with others, high spirits and positivity with a focus on winning the war. The founding of The Women’s Engineering Society in 1919 is just one example of an outcome founded from the effects of war and perhaps started to demonstrate the relaxing attitudes towards women’s capabilities in a male dominant industry.</p> <pre><em>“…It needs but the proper organisation to make the employment of women in engineering workshops during the stress of war demands a complete success, and it means the solution of the problem that faces us. In ordinary times such a change would not be contemplated, but these are not ordinary times, and, to put it bluntly, in order to end the war speedily women must be employed.” <strong><em>“The Employment of Women in Engineering Workshops” - August 20th 1915, Editorial Article, p 181.</em></strong> <a title="Aug. 20, 1915" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/4/46/Er19150820.pdf" target="_blank">Open the PDF</a></em></pre> <p><em><strong>“The Employment of Women on Munitions of War”, p 123</strong></em> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?attachment_id=151"><img class="alignright wp-image-151 size-medium" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144im_/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WEngineer9-217x300.jpg" alt="" width="217" height="300"/></a></p> <p>…it must be admitted on every side that taking it all round the dilution of skilled labour by women workers has been an unqualified success. The women have proved themselves wonderfully apt pupils, and though there are naturally variations in their mental as well as their physical capacities, yet the outputs which have been attained have been, on the average astonishingly good – much better, in fact, than even the staunchest supporters if the employment of women had ventured to predict.</p> <p><em><strong><br/> “Women in Workshops”, p 133.</strong></em></p> <p>…”The dilution of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?attachment_id=152"><img class="alignright wp-image-152 size-medium" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144im_/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WEngineer10-222x300.jpg" alt="" width="222" height="300"/></a>labour in a very real sense is winning the war, and the more fully this fact is appreciated the greater will be our output and the sooner the end will come. Even now there are many employers who look askance at women workers. They cannot break away from old feelings and old traditions. They think women must be a nuisance in the shop and that their output will be low and the number of “wasters” high. That view must be broken down…”</p> <p><strong><em>Abstracts from Editorials in The Engineer Journal February 11th 1916.</em></strong></p> <p><em><a title="Feb. 11, 1916" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/d/d3/Er19160211.pdf" target="_blank">Open the PDF</a></em></p> <pre><em>“The manner in which women have adopted themselves to the needs of the nation will never be forgotten. In the lighter shell shops, and even in those turning out quite heavy projectiles, they have worked, and are continuing to do so, as if it were their natural occupation.” <strong><em>“Women Workers” – January 5th, 1917, Editorial Article, p 4.</em></strong> <a title="Jan. 5, 1917" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/images/4/41/Er19170105.pdf" target="_blank">Open the PDF</a></em></pre> <p> </p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <div class="comments-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?p=115#respond" title="Comment on Women in Engineering"><span class="leave-reply">Leave a comment</span></a> </div> </footer> </article> <article id="post-557" class="post-557 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-charity-news category-world-war-ii"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?p=557" rel="bookmark">‘The Spitfire’ by Bert Martin</a> </h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="date"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?p=557" title="Permalink to ‘The Spitfire’ by Bert Martin" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2015-06-15T11:27:38+00:00">June 15, 2015</time></a></span><span class="categories-links"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?cat=3" title="View all posts in Charity News" rel="category">Charity News</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?cat=25" title="View all posts in World War II" rel="category">World War II</a></span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?author=3" title="View all posts by Roz Best" rel="author">Roz Best</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Spitfire.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-558" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144im_/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Spitfire.jpg" alt="Spitfire" width="760" height="330"/></a></p> <p>The Spitfire was a masterpiece of aerodynamic engineering, that adapted to every challenge the Second War World hurled in it’s way. It’s success shines through history, with numerous propeller designs and sixteen different versions , from reconnaissance planes to Seafires. It was the only fighter in production before, through and after the war, and around 20,300 produced for the RAF in total.</p> <pre>"Reginald Mitchell’s Spitfire fighter, is now a part of Britain’s heritage – history itself. <strong>Our history.</strong> And when I say 'our', I don’t mean a common market 'our', but a <strong>“Britain I’m proud of it our"</strong>…” … "...when we heard the familiar wang of the Merlin engine – an unforgettable noise – followed by the victory roll, I said to myself – "there’s a little bit of me up there" and there must have been many others who felt the very same way..."</pre> <p>Bert Martin wrote down his feelings towards the production of Spitfires as he recalled his life memories in a short but touchingly detailed essay on the famed fighter planes. A talented and self-taught mechanical engineer, Bert worked for Follands, and was responsible for the Spitfire tail portion in the 1930′s.</p> <p>His son Tony, has contacted <a title="Grace's Guide" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Main_Page" target="_blank">Grace’s Guide</a> with this fascinating and intimate account detailing the hey-day of Britain’s famed Spitfire.</p> <p><strong>Read Bert’s detailed account –<a title="The Spitfire" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/The_Spitfire_by_Bert_Martin" target="_blank">‘The Spitfire’</a> now online on Grace’s Guide.</strong></p> </div> <footer class="entry-meta"> <div class="comments-link"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160423051144/http://blog.gracesguide.co.uk/?p=557#respond" title="Comment on ‘The Spitfire’ by Bert Martin"><span class="leave-reply">Leave a comment</span></a> </div> </footer> </article> </div> </div> <div id="tertiary" 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