Posters+from+World+War+II


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These posters are only a sampling of many that suggested women’s entrance into the workforce during World War II. After the men were sent into combat in Europe, the women migrated into the factories and manufacturing uniforms, war supplies, and other goods necessary to our country’s success on the battle field. Between the years of 1939 and 1945 the number of American women in the workforce rose from 25 to 36 percent. Women were also requested to work for the Army. They were recruited as nurses, secretaries, stenographers, cartographers, and other professions according to the posters. One poster stated that the army of the United States had “239 kinds of jobs for women”. Unfortunately, the enthusiasm and support of working women diminished as the war was resolved. When the soldiers returned, the women were forced back into their roles as homemakers against their will. 80 percent of the females working during World War II would have liked to keep their jobs. This poster collection includes Rosie the Riveter and her famous slogan “We Can Do It!”, the most famous of the posters from that era recruiting women to the work place. Other posters in this collection are from the United States Army, employment services, nurse recruitment centers, the United States civil service commission, and the Women’s Army Corps.


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