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Three Ladies in a Jeep, Willys-Overland
Three women sit in a Willys-Overland Jeep as it balances on four bottles; a WWII product demonstration.
Gray Lady Corps Rules, Members, and Withdrawal at Toledo Mercy Hospital
When the United States entered into World War II, the Toledo Chapter of the Red Cross Association brought the Gray Lady Corps into Mercy Hospital. Led by Margaret Waite, the Gray Lady Corps provided non-medical services to patients as volunteers…
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company, Women Manufacturing Safety Glass for Military Aircraft, 1943
In Toledo during WWII, women working for glass manufacturing plant Libbey-Owens-Ford manned machines that produced laminated safety glass for military aircraft.
GAFS, "They Find a Way to Help the War Effort," 1943
A group of eighth graders from Glenwood School created the Girls' Activity Friendship Society when they were told they were too young to volunteer for the Toledo Red Cross Chapter. The GAFS was accepted into Robinwood Hospital to volunteer one…
Red Cross War Funding Stations, 1942
In order to get those who hadn't been solicited in the war effort to contribute, the Toledo Red Cross set up stations around the city to suggest donating to the war fund.
"Toledo Women are Working on the Railroad Now," 1943
Among the many jobs that Toledo women took on during the war, women also began working on the railroads, providing maintenance, cleaning, and operations.
"Building the Jeep," Willys-Overland Motors, Inc., 1943
One of the most memorable pieces of production that Toledo, Ohio, manufactured was the Jeep at Willys-Overland Motors. In this pamphlet from 1943, the production of the Jeep is in great detail, even including images of women assembling one.