And then in my spare time ..." / Bob Barnes for OWI." – Antique Wall Art
![And then in my spare time ..." / Bob Barnes for OWI.", [ca. 1943] — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/49/4970b15b24c0-L.webp)
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And then in my spare time ..." / Bob Barnes for OWI."
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Its caption, "And then in my spare time...," supplies the joke: a working mother's day does not end when her shift does. Bob Barnes drew it for the Office of War Information, the federal agency created in 1942 to explain wartime programs and rally support on the home front. By about 1943, millions of American women had taken jobs in factories and other war industries as men went into the armed forces, and cartoons like this one acknowledged the double burden of paid work and household duties. The drawing shows how wartime propaganda addressed women's labor.
| Created / published | [ca. 1943] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing. |
| Genre | Cartoons 1940-1950.Drawings 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Exhibit no. 261, no. 390. |
| Subjects | Mothers & children--1940-1950. World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States. Women--Employment--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,193 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-168601 |
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