Research summary for John Inglis Plant, 2018.
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Research summary for John Inglis Plant, 2018.
Description
Over the course of a century, the John Inglis Company produced industrial machinery and consumer appliances on Strachan Avenue. During the Second World War, it em-ployed over 17,000 people to manufacture Bren guns for overseas troops. Among these workers was Veronica Foster (pictured), who appeared in promotional materials for the war effort as “Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl.” She became an role model for women working in the war industry and was a precursor to the fictional American icon “Rosie the Riveter.”
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