A Soviet Union trade union delegation visited Britain 30 December 1941 -9 February 1942, touring factories and other workplaces around the  country. This photograph shows their visit to a cotton mill in Lancashire. In London, the delegation met the Prime Minister and made a  BBC radio broadcast. In the centre of this photograph is Madame Malkova  from the Soviet Government Workers’ Union.

The TUC Library Collections have a large research collection relating to  women working on the Home Front during the Second World War. A selection of posters, photographs, documents and oral history interviews with veterans of the Home Front can be found on our website The Workers War.

This image and information comes from the TUC Library Collections held at London Metropolitan University. For more information, see their website.