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A woman's touch

Writer and broadcaster Mark Cousins salutes the British documentary movement�s unsung female voice, Stirling�s Ruby Grierson.

I JUST saw a remarkable wee film, and I'm buzzing. They Also Serve, made in 1940, a black-and-white documentary, just nine minutes long, was intended as second world war soft propaganda. Its end title says: Housewives Of Britain - Thank You For Your Courage And Help.