War widow and miners wife

This image is called 'The Soldiers Widow' and is from a Dutch book.
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She would certainly need her hands free to manage with her children and work as a widow.

Shown here is a statue of a miner and his wife, erected in Llwynypia in 1993. The man is carrying a typical miners' lamp. His wife is carrying her baby in Typical Welsh fashion - wrapped in a shawl.