- Contributed byÌý
- derbycsv
- People in story:Ìý
- Joyce Wright
- Location of story:Ìý
- Spondon, Derby
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
- Article ID:Ìý
- A5940849
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 28 September 2005
This story has been submitted by Alison Tebbutt, Derby CSV Action Desk on behalf of Joyce Wright. The author has given her permission and fully understands the site's terms and conditions
We would be seventeen years in 1942 when my friend and I, with other Air Rangers (Girl Guides) attended a special evening meeting in our local school for young women of our age. There were a lot of Army and Air Force Cadets also. It was a lecture on reproduction given by a medical doctor from town. He had large drawings and charts and we both had our eyes opened that night. Neither of us had had any teaching on sexual matters at home or at school. Afterwards my friend said, ‘well, I’m definitely not getting married.’ Although she had an offer of marriage she turned him down.
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