National Archives at Atlanta

BROWSE ITEMS TAGGED "WOMEN"

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Sailors and waves ca. 1944 View	The Atlanta Naval Air Station trained pilots during World War II, and it was also the home of a detachment of Women Accepted Tags: Georgia \| Sailors \| Women \| World War II
Augusta Arsenal Women ca. 1944 View	During World War II, the Augusta Arsenal in Augusta, GA employed over 1000 people, many of them female workers who performed... Tags: Georgia \| Ordnance Facilities \| Women \| World War II
Reenlistment Ceremony August 2, 1943 View	About 150,000 women served in Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and Women's Army Corps (WAC) detachments... Tags: South Carolina \| Women \| World War II
WAC Basketball Game January 1944 View	About 150,000 women served in Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and Women's Army Corps (WAC) detachments... Tags: Basketball \| South Carolina \| Women \| World War II
Inspection of Cooks ca. 1944 View	Along with being the headquarters for a detachment of Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES)... Tags: Cafeterias \| Georgia \| Women \| World War II
"Women are Teachable" ca. 1943 View	By 1944, over half of American adult women were employed outside the home, making invaluable contributions to the war... Tags: Georgia \| Women \| World War II
"Womanpower" Campaign January 1943 View	The "Womanpower" Campaign was a government initiative intended to maximize war production by using women... Tags: Georgia \| Women \| World War II
Women Workers Needed February 1943 View	The Macon Naval Ordnance Plant in Macon, Georgia desperately needed workers to increase production during the war... Tags: Georgia \| Labor \| Women \| World War II
Recruitment of Women April 30, 1943 View	As men were being drafted for the war, the Tennessee Valley Authority made a concerted effort to recruit women for engineering positions... Tags: Women \| World War II
Uniforms for Women April 17, 1943 View	TVA employee, Ruth S. Martin, gave a woman's perspective on the design of uniforms for women public safety service officers... Tags: Fashion \| Women \| World War II