The More Women at Work the Sooner We Win!
Object NamePoster, Political
Artist
Alfred T. Palmer
Date1943
PeriodWorld War II
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. 00.2011.001
Object number00.2011.001
DescriptionPoster, Political; Vertical color World War II propaganda poster titled, "The more WOMEN at work the sooner we WIN!" The image is of a light-skinned woman in a red working uniform, with a red scarf tied to the top of her head, constructing what appears to be an airplane cockpit window. Below her is a text box that reads "Women are needed also as: // Farm Workers Waitresses Timekeepers Laundresses // Typists Bus Drivers Elevator Operators Teachers // Salespeople Taxi Drivers Messengers Conductors // - and in hundreds of other war jobs? // See Your Local U.S. Employment Service" The poster was designed by photographer Alfred Palmer.On View
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