For every fighter a woman worker Y.W.C.A. : Back our second line of defence / Ernest Hamlin Baker. – Vintage Print
(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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For every fighter a woman worker Y.W.C.A. : Back our second line of defence / Ernest Hamlin Baker.
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The slogan on this 1918 color lithograph, "For every fighter a woman worker," sets out the poster's argument in a single line, and its subhead, "Back our second line of defence," places women's labor alongside the soldiers at the front. Ernest Hamlin Baker designed it for the Young Women's Christian Association, which during the First World War promoted women's participation in war industries, canteens, and other support work. The poster reflects a period when millions of American women moved into jobs that had been closed to them, and the YWCA's campaign framed that work as patriotic service rather than as a change in women's social roles.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. G2.J7. 1918. Promotional goal: U.S. F35. 1918. · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | Young Womens Christian Association of the U.S.A.--Public relations--1910-1920. Women--Employment--1910-1920. World War 1914-1918--Women. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,019 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 784_For_every_fighter_a_wom_1918 |
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