Violet Douglas-Pennant

Standard Name: Douglas-Pennant, Violet

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Occupation Margaret Haig Viscountess Rhondda
She was the liaison between the ministry and the Women's Land Army , Women's Legion , Voluntary Aid Detachment and others. In her practice as well as in memoranda to Lord Milner , the Secretary...

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April 1918: The Women's Royal Air Force was established,...

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April 1918

The Women's Royal Air Force was established, with Violet Douglas-Pennant serving as its First Commandant, taking over from Gertrude Crawford 's tenure of less than a year.
Pugh, Martin. Women and the Women’s Movement in Britain 1914 - 1959. Macmillan Education, 1992.
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Marwick, Arthur. Women at War, 1914-1918. Croom Helm, 1977.
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Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.
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