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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.

Women who worked in aluminum mills during WWII were often designated the job of inspecting and testing the thickness of sheets with a gage test; this photo depicts an Alcoa woman doing so.

American Magazine wrote an article following the daily routine of Dorothy Vogley, a war plant worker from Canton, Ohio, who also worked the "graveyard shift." This article helped illustrate the day-to-day routine that women in the production war…

In 1943, Chrysler released an advertisement of women assembling parts for tank guns, including a message of women's influence on production during World War II.