Women in the war--We can't win without them – Historic Print
![Women in the war--We can't win without them, [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/30/300d3e8374b2-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Women in the war--We can't win without them. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Women in the war--We can't win without them
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We Can't Win Without Them" urges American women to take part in the war effort, and this 1942 color poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. By that year, the United States had entered World War II, and many men had left factories and farms for military service. Defense plants, shipyards and aircraft works needed workers, and the government used posters like this one to recruit women into jobs that had long been held mostly by men. The record does not name the artist, but the poster reflects the wartime campaigns that treated women's labor as essential to victory.
| Created / published | [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1942. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | War posters 1940-1950.Prints Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: F34.J71. 1942. |
| Subjects | World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. War work--United States--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,168 × 1,473 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218345 |
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