Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills

Speaker & Author - The Lumberjills Stronger Together (Novel 1: The Lumberjills Series) and Lumberjills Britain’s Forgotten Army (The history of the Lumberjills)

[The History Underground @history_under]

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 on the Women's Timber Corps in WWII. It was seriously one of my favorite episodes. Definitely worth your time.

Check it out here: https://t.co/cX3DwwP1lY

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

@gerrythek @history_under @WW2TV 😂💪🏼🪓🌲

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

@history_under @WW2TV Thank you so much 😊 That’s a really lovely compliment!

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

https://t.co/reKEc7taxE

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

I am so happy to see the Lumberjills featured in the Guardian today. Thank you for sharing Mee-Lai.

[Mee-Lai Stone @mlestone]

Great bunch of fellers: the heroic wartime lumberjills – in pictures https://t.co/1T4yXVwv9l @jofoat

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

📖 The Heritage Tractor Magazine is available in the UK, Australia, Canada & New Zealand: https://t.co/Vchno1eFJ0

#Lumberjills #WW2History #HeritageTractorMagazine #WomenInHistory #AuthorLife #HistoricalFeatures

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

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. 🌲💪

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

@RZulewsk Yes, I do!

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

🎉 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

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

@NewForestRamble @courtade_m I have also just launched the brand new Lumberjills photobook. https://t.co/PBQrB4BDGZ

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

Oh my goodness, I love these photos! They are fantastic!

[Marc H @NewForestRamble]

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.

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[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

🌺 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

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

🎧 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

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

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

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

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.

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

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

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

🎶 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

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

📸 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

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

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

[Joanna Foat - Speaker & Author🌲🪓 The Lumberjills @jofoat]

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 https://t.co/ruwCr5DdU5

[End Sexism In Schools @NoSchoolSexism]

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.