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For Every Fighter A Woman Worker Y.W.C.A.: Back Our Second Line of Defense
Poster showing a parade of women workers wearing uniforms appropriate for specific jobs.
Our Good Mule "Industry First in War - First in Peace - First in Prosperity
Poster showing a mule "Industry" on a treadmill powering a factory, which is producing "Shoes," "Drugs," "Clothes," "Hats." The mule is bothered by files labeled "Strife," "Unfair laws," "Agitator," and "Taxation."
On the Job for Victory
Poster showing a workman in a shipyard.
Teamwork Wins
Poster showing men at work in a shipyard, beneath an American flag.
5,000 on Strike in Waterbury Plants
5,000 workers in area manufacturing companies went on strike; at Plume & Atwood, 200 women gathered outside and challenged the men inside to walk out.
Waterbury in Throes of Labor Disturbance
While workers at area shops threatened strikes, the Plume & Atwood Company declared a 9-hour day.
Which Will Your Brother or Sweetheart See? Making Munitions is Woman's Job.
Advertisement trying to convince middle and upper class women to apply for war work at the U.S. Employment Bureau in Bridgeport, CT.
Colt Worker
A women working at Colt Manufacturing Company oiling a machine.
Patriotic Press of Connecticut
Council of Defense propaganda poster addressing cooperation of CT newspapers
Connecticut Newspapers Helping Win the War
Council of Defense propaganda poster emphasizing assistance and cooperation of CT newspapers