# @the.merl on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVOg5jjAQKw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57721358-themerl-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/30c0b9cb1e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-26T15:51:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Museum of English Rural Life (@the.merl) — https://gondola.cc/the.merl

## Caption

This #LGBTQHistoryMonth, learn about E.M. Barraud, a Women's Land Army member who moved from London to rural Cambridgeshire, where countryside life allowed her gender identity to thrive. 

For more about Barraud's life and experience in the Land Army, head to our blog via the link in our bio. 

#QueerHistory

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## Tags

lgbtqhistorymonth, queerhistory

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