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World War II: Women on the Home Front

A photo of African American women repairing and conserving clothing for the war effort.

A photo of African American women repairing and conserving clothing for the war effort.

Citation Information: “Jersey City Quartermaster Repair Sub-Depot; Negro women play an important part in the conservation activities of the Quartermaster Corps,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/1a171bfde0509ce4d32fd415b179b9d4.

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A 1943 photograph of women sitting at a stand in Greensboro, North Carolina selling war bonds and stamps to support the war effort.

A poster highlighting women working in the war industry during World War II, circa 1941-45.

A photograph of a group of women during the 1940s in North Carolina contributing to the war effort by knitting and sewing.

A photograph of two Japanese internee women working with produce in the packing shed at the Tule Lake Relocation Center.

A photo of African American women repairing and conserving clothing for the war effort.

A photograph of a woman working in the naval shipyard in Brunswick, Georgia, 1943.

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