Pioneering postal worker Jean Cameron is filmed at work in the remote, snow-covered Glens of Angus, Scotland, 1944. In 1941, noting the job’s physically demanding nature, Cameron successfully requested the right to wear trousers whilst on duty. She became something of a celebrity, with women’s ‘postie’ trousers labelled ‘Camerons’ in her honour. IWM UKY 812 | Imperial War Museum London

Pioneering postal worker Jean Cameron is filmed at work in the remote, snow-covered Glens of Angus, Scotland, 1944. In 1941, noting the job’s physically demanding nature, Cameron successfully requested the right to wear trousers whilst on duty. She became something of a celebrity, with women’s ‘postie’ trousers labelled ‘Camerons’ in her honour. The clip comes from an episode of ‘Worker and War-Front’, which you can watch here: https://bit.ly/3yz3N1v IWM UKY 812 | Imperial War Museum London