Documents 23.3 and 23.4 Women Workers during Wartime: Two Views
Women Workers during Wartime: Two Views
During the war, women worked in industrial jobs in unprecedented numbers. Corporations and the federal government actively recruited women through posters and advertisements and promised women that factory work was something that would benefit themselves, their families, and their nation. As the Allies neared victory, however, the message changed, and women were urged to prepare to return to the home to open up jobs for returning soldiers.
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| 23.3 | Recruitment Poster, 1942 |
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| 23.4 | ADEL Advertisement, 1944 |
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