The Stories Behind the Stones

Stories of the fallen, told stone by stone

Women

December 28, 2025

“The business of an explosive is to explode”: How the women of Leeds helped win the war

The story of the unsung heroes of the war, the women who worked in dangerous munitions factories. Continue reading

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