WLA
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WLA is an acronym commonly used for the Women's Land Army, a civilian organization of women who worked in agriculture to support food production during wartime, particularly in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WLA canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acronym
ⓘ
agricultural labor organization ⓘ civilian organization ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Women's Land Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
home front
ⓘ
wartime food rationing ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demographic | primarily young women ⓘ |
| genderFocus | women ⓘ |
| impact | helped prevent food shortages in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
increased recognition of women’s contribution to wartime labor
ⓘ
influenced postwar views on women’s work outside the home ⓘ |
| notableFor | mobilizing women for agricultural labor during wartime ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
First World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
agricultural work
ⓘ
food production support ⓘ |
| purpose |
increase domestic food production during wartime
ⓘ
replace male agricultural workers serving in the armed forces ⓘ |
| recruitmentType | voluntary service ⓘ |
| refersTo | Women's Land Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
home front organizations in World War II
ⓘ
women's wartime employment in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| role |
supplement farm labor
ⓘ
support national food supply ⓘ |
| sector | agriculture ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | civilian ⓘ |
| shortName | WLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
WLA armband
ⓘ
uniform with green jumper and brown breeches ⓘ |
| tasks |
harvesting
ⓘ
hedge laying ⓘ land drainage ⓘ livestock care ⓘ ploughing ⓘ sowing ⓘ tractor driving ⓘ |
| training | basic agricultural skills ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | wartime emergency service ⓘ |
| usedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| workEnvironment |
farms
ⓘ
rural areas ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Women's Land Army