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The Image of Women in the Navy

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Picturing the Wrens

The Wrens were also a popular subject matter in naval cartoons, usually portrayed as either plump and formidable matrons, or nubile young women in stockings.

Cartoon of Wrens from HMS King Alfred magazine
Cartoon of Wrens from HMS King Alfred magazine (RNM)

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