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National Women's Business Week Advertisement, 1943
In 1943, the Business and Professional's Women's Clubs chose "Living on the Home Front" as the theme for National Women's Business Week, claiming that "war and peace must be won on the home front before they can be won in the world at large."
"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…
"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.
"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…
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…
Waite, Margaret
Photos of Margaret Waite, the lead Gray Lady at Mercy Hospital, served the Red Cross Association until the United States entered peacetime.
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.
Lois M. Thompson, Air Service Widow
Lois M. Thompson, widow to Lieutenant Jay R. Thompson, who died in a plane crash, entered the Army Ferry Command Service to follow in her husband's footsteps.
Shirley Chapman, Toledo Woman with USO Troupe Overseas
Shirley Chapman is the only known Toledo woman who entertained with her own USO troupe overseas. She and her husband and manager, Arthur Angel, traveled with the Army to North Africa, Sicily, and Italy to entertain troops.
Norma Jean Allen, First Toledo Woman to Enter Marines
Norma Jean Allen left Willys-Overland Motor Co. to become Toledo's first woman to enter the Women's Reserve of the U.S. Marine Corps.