The Canary Girls Yellow Faces, Brave Hearts Paul Wilkins

Event type: Meeting
Date: Monday 16th March 2026
Time: 2:20 pm
Venue: Norbury Theatre
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The Unknown Stories of the Canary Girls in World War One who were women munition workers, nicknamed "Canary Girls" due to the
yellow skin from TNT exposure.
The talk highlights their dangerous but vital work for the war effort.
Paul trained as a genealogist and social historian and is now living in the West Midlands, he lectures at Warwick University and has spoken to many u3a’s not far from us.