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Testy and uncompromising, she drove her truck across Mexico for decades, collecting and preserving regional ingredients and recipes.

Testy and uncompromising, she drove her truck across Mexico for decades, collecting and preserving regional ingredients and recipes.

She was scrupulous in crediting women and their families for her recipes and passionate about cooking sustainably

Testy and uncompromising, she drove her truck across Mexico for decades, collecting and preserving regional ingredients and recipes.

Her books taught Americans about the regional nature of the cuisine. Also: “There is always someone who wants to know how to clean an iguana, so why not?”

Aerial bombardments; labor shortages; and insufficient food, materials, and natural resources were only some of the hardships that men, women, and

Among those celebrated on the stamps is Diana Barnato Walker (pictured), who is seen climbing aboard a Mk IX Spitfire at RAF Hamble, Hampshire, dressed in her trademark fleece-lined leather jacket.

An unsung heroine of the Second World War is featured in a book celebrating the efforts of women affectionately known as Lumberjills.

With people taking part around the world so here are our top stories of people going above and beyond for the planet.

Chopping down patronising male attitudes was the real challenge for the lumberjills of the Women's Timber Corps in WW2.