This early recruitment poster for the Auxilery Territorial Service (A.T.S) aimed to show how women could be just as much a part of the military war effort as men. The A.T.S. was the women's branch of the British Army. This female soldier is dressed in military uniform and her marching steps are echoed in the column of male soldiers marching in line behind. In reality, at the start of the war A.T.S members were mainly employed as cooks, cleaners and secretaries as they were banned from battle. Later in the war, members of the ATS were called on as radar operators and to form part of anti-aircraft crews.