▁and ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Royal ▁Naval ▁Service ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁cook s , ▁cler ks , ▁wireless ▁te legraph ists , ▁code ▁exper ts ▁and ▁elect r icians . ▁The ▁women ▁were ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁other ▁organis ations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Army ▁A ux ili ary ▁Corps ▁( WA AC ) ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ; ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁( W RA F ) ▁were ▁also ▁established . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Fur se ▁joined ▁the ▁travel ▁ag ency ▁of ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁L unn ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁L unn ▁Pol ly ). ▁Working ▁mainly ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁expert ▁sk ier ▁and ▁did ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁to ▁popular ise ▁the ▁sport ▁with ▁British ▁tour ists . ▁Her ▁achiev ements ▁were ▁acknowled ged ▁when ▁she ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Lad ies ' ▁Ski ▁Club . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Fur se ▁formed ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁W r ens ▁and ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁becoming ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Sea ▁R angers ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sea ▁Gu ides ), ▁and ▁for ▁ten ▁years , ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Association ▁of ▁Girl ▁Gu ides ▁and ▁Girl ▁Sc outs , ▁whose ▁constitution ▁she ▁draft ed . ▁Fur se ' s ▁aut obi ography , ▁He arts ▁and ▁Pom eg ran ates ,