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"A Challenge to the College Women," New York Times, 1944
Margaret Barnard Pickel wrote this bold expose regarding college women refusing to enter the military; an ongoing concern regarding college women was that they felt they were too intellectual to enter the military without holding a rank.
"Doors Open for Women," 1943 Article
In early 1943, the discussions regarding women entering the workplace and the military circulated a positive response in women, seeing the opportunities created by the war as a step in the right direction for the country's view toward women's…
"Are Women Any Different?" Modine Unit Heaters Advertisement, 1943
Modine Manufacturing Co. released an advertisement in 1943 that posed the issue of women and their difference in the workplace; claiming their difference in their "strength, physiological reactions, and mental attitudes," the ad suggests that their…
"That Crumbling Ivory Tower," New York Times, 1943
Ruth Sulzberger wrote an article regarding women's colleges during the war; at a time when women's colleges were seen as obsolete, the opportunities rising out of wartime have given women, and college students, new aims.
"You're Going to Employ Women," 1943 War Dept. Booklet
In 1943, the War Department released a booklet to persuade its ranks of the importance of employing women in the military during the war. The booklet lists women's strengths and abilities that the department believed would bring the United States…
"Information Separation Pamphlet," Women's Army Corps, War Department
As the demobilization of women from the military was underway post-WWII, the U.S. War Department released informative pamphlets out to the women to thank them for their service and lay out their potential next steps.
"What Next For Women?" Speech, Presented by Margaret Hickey
Margaret Hickey, a women's advocate and President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs from 1944-1946, delivered a speech at a conference with a call to action: that women become more politically active and create a…
"Winning the War," 1943 Article
In June of 1943, Independent Woman Magazine released an informative call-to-action article about women's involvement in "winning the war." The information includes solving the manpower problem, concerns with drafting and equal wages, community…
"Your Job After the War," American Magazine Cover, November 1944
Even before the end of WWII, American Magazine released an edition with a cover that explicitly acknowledged the most prominent post-war concern: women's jobs.
"American Women: Draft Them?" LIFE Editorial, 1945
Toward the end of the war, recruitment levels for women were still lower than the government had expected. An ongoing debate ensued as to whether or not women should have been drafted: if men were forced into the war effort, some thought women…