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"Plaskon Resin Glue," Libbey-Owens-Ford
One of the other essential products that Libbey-Owens-Ford produced and utilized during WWII was resin glue, a glue used to secure airplane parts together. As the images show, many women worked with the glue in the company's Plaskon division to…
"Women in Uniform," New York Times 1943
The New York Times published a spread in 1943 of the women in the varying uniforms that women took on in their roles during WWII.
"WAVE Officers Train at Smith," LIFE Magazine, 1943
In 1943, LIFE published an article that gave a behind-the-scenes look into the "life" of WAVE officers during their training; this aided in the mass understanding of women's roles during the war and brought their efforts into the limelight.
"Life in the WAAC," Recruiting Advertisement, 1943
In order to get more women involved in the war, the Recruiting and Induction Station of the U.S. Army released an advertisement involving a Q&A about being in the WAAC. It includes the persuasive language necessary to convince women that to be…
"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…
Aluminum Demonstration & Inspection, 1943
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.
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.
"Look Ahead Now, Lady!" Del Monte Advertisement, 1943
Del Monte campaigned for food rationing in their wartime advertisements, asking women to stock up on their canned fruits but also calling to action to need for one's own victory garden and canning for the winter.
"--but how can I get a war job?" Advertisement, 1944
At the apex of WWII, getting women involved was the key to success for the United States. Advertisements like this Kleenex ad were produced "in the interest of the war effort" to help educate women on the opportunities available to them during…
"Girl on the Midnight Shift," Dorothy Vogley, 1943
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…