Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Women of All Ages Do War Work
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.17.52
Object Type
Poster
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body
U.S. Department of Labor
(American, founded 1913)
Issuing Body
U. S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau
(American, founded 1920)
Date1942
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 40 in x W 29 in (101.6 cm x 73.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white poster issued by the Department of Labor's Women's Bureau titled, "WOMEN OF ALL AGES DO WAR WORK." The poster features nine black and white photographic images of women at work in war industry activities with the following captions:
- AN ESTIMATED 1,000,000 WOMEN ARE NOW IN WAR WORK
- TO GET WAR WORK – SEE YOUR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
- THE ARMY HAS INDORSED WOMEN AS INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
- HEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS ARE A VITAL EFFICIENCY FACTOR
- ON INDUSTRY’S FRONT – WOMEN FIGHT WITH THEIR HANDS
- MANY OLDER WOMEN ARE EFFICIENT AS MACHINE OPERATORS
- THE MIGHTY STEEL INDUSTRY – THIS GIRL INSPECTS TIN PLATE
- THE EYES OF WOMEN ARE NEEDED FOR PRECISION WORK
- IT TAKES SKILL TO OPERATE A TURRET LATHE
Small text along the bottom edge has information on the poster: For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C., Price 10 cents / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942 O - 469089.
Additional Details- AN ESTIMATED 1,000,000 WOMEN ARE NOW IN WAR WORK
- TO GET WAR WORK – SEE YOUR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
- THE ARMY HAS INDORSED WOMEN AS INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
- HEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS ARE A VITAL EFFICIENCY FACTOR
- ON INDUSTRY’S FRONT – WOMEN FIGHT WITH THEIR HANDS
- MANY OLDER WOMEN ARE EFFICIENT AS MACHINE OPERATORS
- THE MIGHTY STEEL INDUSTRY – THIS GIRL INSPECTS TIN PLATE
- THE EYES OF WOMEN ARE NEEDED FOR PRECISION WORK
- IT TAKES SKILL TO OPERATE A TURRET LATHE
Small text along the bottom edge has information on the poster: For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C., Price 10 cents / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942 O - 469089.
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.In Collection(s)
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