Women in Defense
1941
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On wartime activities of women. Women feed guinea pigs and record their weights; attend nutrition lectures; design working clothes for women; sew uniforms, airplane wing fabric and parachutes; assemble and inspect precision instruments; operate drill presses and lathes in a machine shop; and wrap surgical dressings for the Red Cross.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of War Information.
National Archives Identifier: 38686
Full Citation: 208.56; Women in Defense; 1941; Propaganda, Information, and Documentary Motion Pictures, ca. 1942–1945; Records of the Office of War Information, Record Group 208; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/women-in-defense, May 20, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.