Woman's place in war
Poster
1944 (made)
1944 (made)
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In this World War II recruitment poster for the Women's Army Corps (WAC) the message is clear: a woman's place in war is in the Army, carrying out essential war work and serving her country. This recruit operates a weather station, an unusual job for a woman, and generally reserved for those in battalions stationed overseas. As the war intensified, women were presented with more and more ground-breaking opportunities to undertake duties which had previously been the preserve of men. In establishing the WAC, Congress had granted women military status, widening, to some extent, the options available to those who wanted greater military experience.
Object details
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| Title | Woman's place in war (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photolithograph |
| Brief description | 'Woman's place in war', US World War II WAC recruitment poster designed by Irving Cooper, issued by the US Army, United States (possibly Washington DC), 1944 |
| Physical description | 'Woman's place in war', US World War II WAC recruitment poster, depicting a woman observing weather through a scope. She is wearing a WAC uniform with a badge on her left arm with a red disc on a white star on a blue disc with gold flashes. In the lower left corner of the image is a black oblong with the woman's job, 'Weather Observer, Army Air Forces' printed in white letters, next to a medal with a profile head of Athena. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | In this World War II recruitment poster for the Women's Army Corps (WAC) the message is clear: a woman's place in war is in the Army, carrying out essential war work and serving her country. This recruit operates a weather station, an unusual job for a woman, and generally reserved for those in battalions stationed overseas. As the war intensified, women were presented with more and more ground-breaking opportunities to undertake duties which had previously been the preserve of men. In establishing the WAC, Congress had granted women military status, widening, to some extent, the options available to those who wanted greater military experience. |
| Other number | LS.2423 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.1617-2004 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2006 |
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