Ladies Can Do It… Too, 1943
World War II was fought back in the United States on the home front just as much as the soldiers fighting on the battlefield. While the men were enlisted and deployed to parts of Europe and Asia, women were recruited to work in military and civilian factories around the country.
It was the first time since World War I that women were allowed to take on jobs that were deemed “manly”. The image shows Private Elizabeth Gourlay transmitting a radio message.