Object number
2023/220/1-13
Description
This group of 13 printing plates were used for Women's Farm and Gardens Association 'Guide to Less Common Plants (for Use in Schools)'. The guide was published in 1967. Each plate shows a line drawing of a plant with the name of the plant. The 13 plates are: 1) Alchemilla vulgaris, 2) chives, 3) groundnut, 4) asclepias, 5) castor oil, 6) rice, 7) red pepper, 8) borage, 9) coffee, 10) epiphylium, 11) umbrella plant, 12) coriander and 13) cotton. Part of a collection of Women’s Farm and Garden Association material (archive SR WFGA).
Physical description
13 printing plates : metal
Archival history
MERL Miscellaneous note - The Women’s Agricultural and Horticultural International Union was established in 1899. The name was changed to The Women’s Farm and Garden Union in 1910, to the Women’s Farm and Garden Association 1921, and in 1929, the society became incorporated. The objectives of the Society were to unite all professional land workers and those interested in outdoor work for women into a strong central association, to help and advise land workers on all matters connected with their profession and to influence public opinion in everything concerning women workers on the land. The society was responsible for the establishment of the Women’s National Land Service Corps in the First World War, aiming to replace the labour lost to enlistment and any possible disruption to supplies of food. This was taken over by the Board of Agriculture in 1917 forming the first Women’s Land Army.
Production date
1967 - 1967
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