Themes

Article Highlights

• Introduction

• The glamour

• Unfeminine?

• To bed with the Wren

• Picturing the Wrens

• Image problems

• Naval Wives Protest

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 (RNM)

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To find out about the image problems the WRNS faced, select Next