Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills
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Speaker & Author - The Lumberjills Stronger Together (Novel 1: The Lumberjills Series) and Lumberjills Britain’s Forgotten Army (The history of the Lumberjills)
South East, England
Joined March 2017
Awhile back on Episode 444 of History Traveler, we were in Scotland talking about the Women's Timber Corps (and the rabbit cave from Monty Python and the Holy Grail....which you should watch). Today, Paul Woodadge over at WW2TV had an absolutely BRILLIANT episode with an expert
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I am so happy to see the Lumberjills featured in the Guardian today. Thank you for sharing Mee-Lai.
Great bunch of fellers: the heroic wartime lumberjills – in pictures https://t.co/1T4yXVwv9l
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📖 The Heritage Tractor Magazine is available in the UK, Australia, Canada & New Zealand: https://t.co/Vchno1eFJ0
#Lumberjills #WW2History #HeritageTractorMagazine #WomenInHistory #AuthorLife #HistoricalFeatures
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Proud to share my 5-page feature, Women Behind the Wheel, in the Winter issue of Heritage Tractor Magazine! 🚜It’s all about the bold & dangerous work of Lumberjills driving heavy machinery for timber haulage in WW2. 🌲💪
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Oh my goodness, I love these photos! They are fantastic!
As it's December, here are Land Army / Timber Corps women working in the snow in Lyndhurst, New Forest. Gladys Gattrell and Maisie Boyce pose for the camera. The lady driving the tractor is Winifred Geary. 1/2
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🎉 Exciting news! My Lumberjills photobook is here—a stunning tribute to WW2 Women’s Timber Corps. 🌲✨ Packed with rare, never-before-seen photos capturing their joy, freedom, and adventure in the forest. The perfect Christmas gift for history lovers! 🎁 https://t.co/PBQrB4BDGZ
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🌺 On #RemembranceDay, I remember the “Lumberjills” of WWII. In my first blog, I share the powerful stories of these forgotten women and how they found freedom in the forest. Read more on https://t.co/1kWBAHutMI
#Lumberjills #WomensHistory #WWII
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🎧 Lumberjills: Britain's Forgotten Army is now on Audible! Experience the remarkable stories of the Women’s Timber Corps, beautifully narrated by Lucy Tregear. Listen today! #Lumberjills #WWII #Audible #WomensHistory
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Discover more of her incredible story – I do a full talk on Gertrude’s life and impact. Visit https://t.co/urcGs1TiIr for details. Let’s remember this remarkable woman! 💪🌿 #WomensHistory #GertrudeMaryDenman #Lumberjills #OnThisDay
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On this day 140 years ago, Gertrude Mary Denman was born. From pioneering the National Federation of Women’s Institutes to leading the Women’s Land Army & Timber Corps in WWII, Trudie’s legacy shaped women’s history. But like many great women from history she has been forgotten.
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What a wonderful day to come to the Royal Southampton Yacht Club to talk about the Lumberjills! Beautiful sunshine 🌞 blue skies and a gentle breeze. Lunch at 12.30 and talk starts at 1.30pm. Join us! #womeninhistory #ww2 #strongwomen #sunshine☀️ #sea #talk #lunch #myhappyplace
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🎶 1940s Afternoon Tea & Talk! 🎶 Join me on 26th October 2024 for music, tea, coffee, cake, and an interactive talk about the brave women of the Women’s Timber Corps in WWII! 🌲🍰 📅 26 October 2024, 2:30pm 📍 Ward Street, Guildford #WWII #WomenInHistory #Guildford #Events
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📸 The Lumberjills Photobook is almost here! This stunning collection of rare, unseen photos of the #Lumberjills—women who worked in British forests during WWII—is coming soon. 🌲Stay tuned for launch details! #ComingSoon #WomenInWWII #HistoricalPhotos #Photobook
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Excited to speak at the Royal Southampton Yacht Club on Thurs 24th Oct! Join me for a glass of wine, two-course lunch at 12.30pm, and my talk on the #Lumberjills at 1:30pm. 🪓With stunning views of the Beaulieu River! 🌊#History #WomenInWWII #Talk #RSYC
https://t.co/uUHspXeMLM
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I am so pleased to support the End Sexism In Schools charity @NoSchoolSexism to create systemic change in gender equality within schools. If you’d like to support them too and can help gather evidence for the curriculum review visit
endsexisminschools.org.uk
End Sexism in Schools is working for a UK education system free of sexism that allows all children to fulfil their potential.
Delighted to welcome @jofoat as a Historian Supporter for the End Sexism In Schools campaign. Jo stands with ESIS in calling for 50% of all topics, themes and units in the history curriculum in schools to focus on the roles of women in past societies and cultures.
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I’ve also curated a photobook of rare WWII Lumberjill photos, many hidden for 80+ years! 📸 Coming this October—stay tuned! Here's a sneak peak!💚 #Lumberjills #WWIIHistory #Audiobooks #Photobooks Buy here: https://t.co/xxzHWKmKj7
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I’m thrilled to announce my Kickstarter for the Lumberjills audiobook & photobook was a success! 🎉 Huge thanks to the 56 backers who made it possible. The Lumberjills: Britain’s Forgotten Army audiobook is now available on my website! 🎧🌲
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We have won the second award in a week, after the internationally acclaimed Graphis Design Awards (2025) for the front cover of my novel. We also won the 2nd in show for the forestry trade stand @NewForestShow Please support my audio book fundraiser here: https://t.co/Em5vlMaVp7
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Thank you so much Maria! Yes, I will do.
@jofoat Brilliant cover- suits the equally as brilliant book! Well done. Let me know when next book is due. Mx
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