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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Attention, Women! Join the WAAC
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Attention, Women! Join the WAAC

Object numberMO 2005.13.17.42
Name Poster
Maker (American, founded 1919)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 38 in x W 25 1/8 in (96.5 cm x 63.8 cm )
DescriptionA color poster encouraging enlistment in the WAAC (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps). On a green and white background, the poster features a sepia tone photographic image of a female Sergeant in uniform and holding a whistle in her left hand. In the lower left corner of the image is the Women's Army Corps (WAC/WAAC) insignia – the Greek goddess Pallas Athene (Athena). Black on yellow text running across the top reads: “Attention, Women!” Below the image is yellow, white, and black text reading: “JOIN THE WAAC / WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS ★ U.S. ARMY / APPLY AT ANY U.S. ARMY RECRUITING AND INDUCTION STATION.”

Small text along the bottom edge has the poster information: P-57—RPB—3-5-43—25M.
Label TextOn May 15, 1942, FDR signed a bill establishing the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). In July 1943 the Corps was renamed the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). More than 150,000 women served in the Army during World War II. They worked in a variety of jobs ranging from telephone, radio, and teletype operator to cryptographer, medical technician, aircraft mechanic, and sheet metal worker.
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Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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