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WWII Women of Steel to be thanked WWII Women of Steel are thanked
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The work of hundreds of women who toiled in the steel factories of South Yorkshire during World War II is to be formally recognised by the Government. The work of hundreds of women who toiled in the steel factories of South Yorkshire during World War II has been formally recognised by the Government.
The workers, who became known as the Women of Steel, produced metal which was essential for the war effort.The workers, who became known as the Women of Steel, produced metal which was essential for the war effort.
Ruby Gascoigne, 87, Dorothy Slingsby, 88, and Kathleen Roberts and Kit Sollitt, both 90, will travel to London to be thanked by the veterans minister. Ruby Gascoigne, 87, Dorothy Slingsby, 88, and Kathleen Roberts and Kit Sollitt, both 90, travelled to London to be thanked by the veterans minister.
They are to go from Sheffield on a train named the Women of Steel Express. They went from Sheffield on a train named the Women of Steel Express.
'Fantastic job''Fantastic job'
The engine has been specially renamed in honour of the occasion and is to be unveiled by the four steel mill veterans before their journey on Wednesday. The engine has been specially renamed in honour of the occasion and was unveiled by the four steel mill veterans before their journey on Wednesday.
The women, who are representing more than 100 surviving Women of Steel, are to go to the Ministry of Defence where they will receive a letter of thanks from Minister for Veterans, Kevan Jones. The women, who are representing more than 100 surviving Women of Steel, went to the Ministry of Defence where they received a letter of thanks from Minister for Veterans, Kevan Jones.
They will then have lunch at the House of Commons before visiting 10 Downing Street. They then had lunch at the House of Commons before visiting 10 Downing Street.
Sheffield Central MP, Richard Caborn, who helped organise the trip, said: "These women did a fantastic job and were absolutely crucial to keep the factories going during the war."Sheffield Central MP, Richard Caborn, who helped organise the trip, said: "These women did a fantastic job and were absolutely crucial to keep the factories going during the war."
The women worked to create metal which was used for guns, tanks and planes during the war.The women worked to create metal which was used for guns, tanks and planes during the war.