Episode 4 (Emmerdale 1918)

In the fourth episode of Emmerdale 1918, Natalie J Robb, who plays Emmerdale farmer Moira Dingle, looks back on the story of a Sheffield city girl turned Yorkshire land girl, who paved the way for women's rights.
== Plot ==
Natalie J Robb starts her journey at Grand Harewood House, the very estate where the current Emmerdale village set is located upon, to meet rural historian Nicola Verdham. There she learns about Yorkshire city girl Clara Bill, who signed up to join the Women's Land Army - aged 19. Established in January 1917, the Women's Land Army was created to increase the volume of food grown within Britain.
Having found out that Clara's first posting was to a farm in nearby Goole, Natalie then travels to meet Sarah Hogath, a fifth generation farmer, who still utilises some techniques that Clara would have had to learn and use a century ago. Whilst there, Sarah shows Natalie how to cut sheep's wool using traditional Edwardian sheering skills. 
Natalie then heads back to Harewood, where Nicola Verdham reveals that Clara had a desire to become a farrier, a profession entirely cut off to women due to the physical skills that were required and not seen as suitable for women to do.
Next, she heads to one of the nearest working forges, to meet farrier Sarah Brown. There, Sarah reveals the obstacles she has faced in the modern day as a licensed female farrier, and how prejudices would have been worse for Clara. She tells Natalie about Clara's many postings around the country in the hope of getting farriery work, and the disappointment and frustration each time when she is enlisted to do something else.
Once more, Natalie meets with Nicola Verdham, but this time they are visiting ploughman and historical farming expert Jim Elliott. He tests Natalie by having her plough part of a field using the same technique Clara and her fellow land army girls would have used. 
Following this, Nicola shows Natalie the documents that state Clara would achieve her dream, and be given a farrier posting, including a photograph of Clara as one of the very first female farriers.
Natalie then goes to meet Clara's niece, Rita, to discuss Clara further and to tell her about Clara's work as a farrier. Rita gives Natalie a photograph of Clara with other recruits, inspiring Natalie's tribute to Clara and the other ladies in the Women's Land Army.
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