Participants of the 1941 conference of British Naturists’ Associations © IMAGO / Welt.de (IMAGE 16) – Click Image to Continue
However, while some maintain that naturism is a movement grounded in turn-of-the-century German culture, others show its evolution among independent movements across the globe (BritNat 1). Be that as it may, by the 1940s it had become a cross-cultural phenomenon. In images of an early conference of British naturists, we can discern female presenters and participants.