Lady Reading, head of the Women’s Voluntary Service, interviewed at her Surrey country home and at W.V.S. in London. She discusses welfare work with the old and the young, Civil Defence Service, providing clothes for refugees throughout the world, meals on wheels, and the motto of W.V.S. - “Not why we can’t, but how we can”. In the words of Lady Reading, the true measure of service is “service without measure”.
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ACMI Identifier
308106
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women - Interviews
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → London (England)
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Civil defense
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community welfare councils
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public welfare
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Refugees
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social justice
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Volunteer workers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)