Stories of women in the armed forces will be highlighted at a Woodstock museum to mark International Woman's Day.

After the Women & War display in 2023, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum will deliver a permanent addition that showcases women's evolving roles from their early participation in the Home Front and the Women’s Land Army, to service in the Second World War.

Thousands of women were enlisted to be part of organisations such as the Women’s Royal Navy Service, Women’s Auxiliary Air Forces, and Air Transport Auxiliary among others.

From 1949, women in the British Army were part of the Women’s Royal Army Corps, until 1992 when it was disbanded and full integration began.

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By 2016, women had access to 80 per cent of the same roles as men, before all combat roles opened to women in 2018.

This progression is highlighted in the display through personal stories from local women who served across the different periods.

Scheduled to coincide with International Women's Day on March 8 and Mother's Day, the museum has organised a two-day event from March 9.

On March 9, Tastes Through Time will display artefacts and share stories about the roles women played during World War Two from 11am to 4pm.

Visitors can immerse themselves in these stories through interactive displays, artefacts, and personal narratives from the home front and battle zones.

They will also have the opportunity to sample wartime recipes, which were assembled with little food.

Antonia Keaney, the archivist at Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, will shed light on the overlooked females of the Marlborough family starting at 2pm on the same day.

Her talk, "Lust & Laudanum: The Ladies of Blenheim," will discuss the often-ignored achievements of these women, from Sarah Churchill, a First Duchess, to some of her successors down the centuries.

The talk will look at the achievements of these women and the thwarted talents and potential of overlooked members of the Marlboroughs.

On Sunday, March 10, at 3pm, a talk by Richard Poad of the Air Transport Auxiliary Museum in Maidenhead will showcase The Women of the Air Transport Auxiliary through photographs and anecdotes.

Despite initially being dismissed for not being up to the job of pilot, they proved critics wrong and achieved just as much as their male counterparts.

Each talk is priced at £10, which also includes access to all the museum’s galleries - normally £6.50 - and complementary tea and cake.

Tickets can be purchased at the museum or through their website.