1 10 9 https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/07731df4409dfe14d3f68e662f464a6a.jpg e10775999cd12f5eaa9a88ae9a813ba3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yoon How Archives Shape Perceptions of Women's Labor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonah Yoon Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Poster, color print Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Red Cross volunteer nurse's aide--Enroll today as a Red Cross volunteer nurse's aide--Your help can ... Subject The topic of the resource Care labor Propaganda poster Gender and labor Archival framing Representation and bias Institutional power Class and labor 1940s World War II period United States American Red Cross Home front care workplaces Description An account of the resource This 1943 Red Cross recruitment poster features an idealized young nurse's aide. A fresh-faced, perfectly groomed young nurse's aid stares out, and she seems calm and determined. Large block letters urge women to "ENROLL TODAY... YOUR HELP CAN SAVE MANY LIVES." By framing volunteer caregiving as vital to national defense, the poster turns these civilian aides into quiet home-front heroes and presents care work as the natural and almost inevitable extension of feminine patriotism and sacrifice. Interpretation Note This poster is a perfect example of how wartime visual culture redefined care work. Factory recruitment posters at least talked about production quotas and (sometimes) paychecks. Red Cross posters were different in that they turned nursing and caregiving into pure patriotic duty, and as something women should feel honored to do for free. Tony Bennett's work on cultural institutions as disciplinary spaces fits here exactly. This is not just an advertisement telling women to sign up, but rather it's training them to see unpaid care as the highest expression of feminine citizenship. The serene portrait does half the work, as it projects effortless grace and hides the grueling shifts, the training, and the emotional weight that real aides carried. By praising volunteer sacrifice and never mentioning skill or compensation, the poster repeats a very old script, which is that women's caring labor is noble but somehow not quite "labor." In the context of the exhibit, this piece shows how recruitment posters could lift care labor into the realm of national heroism at the same moment it kept that labor unpaid and "natural." That double move is what Bennett helps us see in the power of institutional images. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available American Association of the Red Cross Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-06 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Library of Congress (for the copy) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No known restrictions on publication. Published without copyright notice. Relation A related resource Library of Congress item record:<a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/90712748/"> https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/90712748/</a> Reproduction Number: LC-USZC4-1655 (color film copy transparency) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 print (poster) : color. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image (Poster) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LC-USZC4-1655 (color film copy transparency) 90712748 (Library of Congress item number) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States, 1940-1950 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Enroll today as a Red Cross volunteer nurse’s aide Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 print (poster) : color Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Poster; color print Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. “Red Cross volunteer nurse’s aide--Enroll today as a Red Cross volunteer nurse’s aide--Your help can …” 1943 June. Reproduction number LC-USZC4-1655. <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/90712748/">https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/90712748/</a> 1940s American Red Cross Archival framing Care labor Class and labor Gender and labor Home front care workplaces Institutional power propaganda poster Representation and bias United States World War II period https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/812e7f72cf84f638cce4bb435c15027e.zip c3790e4409f4f10a1dca1cc5a472fcab Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yoon How Archives Shape Perceptions of Women's Labor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonah Yoon Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Full digital text available through Project Gutenberg (EBook No. 73921), including the complete second edition of Lucy Maynard Salmon’s Domestic Service with its additional chapter on domestic service in Europe. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Printed book, second edition (1901), published by The Macmillan Company, 5.25 x 7.75 in. approx., with tables, illustrations, and bibliographic notes. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Domestic Service Subject The topic of the resource Domestic labor Book or manual Statistical or administrative record Gender and labor Class and labor Race and labor Archival framing Representation and bias Institutional power Archival silence Early 20th century United States Description An account of the resource Lucy Maynard Salmon's Domestic Service is a 1901 investigation of women's household labor as part of the broader American economy. The book draws on more than a thousand surveys collected in the late 1880s from employers and workers, and documents wages, skills, national origins, living arrangements, and working conditions. The author outlines three major historical phases of domestic labor. The colonial period is when most household work was performed by enslaved people, indentured servants, or the very poor. After the Revolution, when free labor became more common and households briefly imagined themselves as more egalitarian. By the mid-19th century, new immigrants, especially Irish, German, and Swedish women, entered domestic service in large numbers, making the work more widespread but lowering its social status. Salmon's data shows that most workers lived in cities, worked long hours with limited freedom, and earned an average of about $3.23 per week, often supplemented with room and board rather than full wages. Employers often treated household labor as personal labor rather than paid work, and employers had little power to negotiate conditions. Salmon proposed reforms, including abandoning the term "servant," ending tipping, dividing household tasks into defined roles, and establishing training schools to recognize household management as a skilled profession. Interpretation Note Salmon's study plays an important role in understanding how written records define women's labor. By converting lived experiences into surveys, tables, averages, and typologies, Salmon exposes domestic labor as economic labor governed by the same principles as factory or farm employment, which opposes the widespread belief that household work was merely women's natural duty. Yet, her methodology also demonstrates the trade-offs of institutional documentation. The precision of her statistics gives domestic labor new legitimacy, but the process of abstraction can smooth over the emotional, interpersonal, and racial dynamics that shaped daily life inside employers' homes. In this sense, Salmon's work echoes Saidiya Hartman's point about how the archive can make people visible while still muting their voices, since the workers appear as data rather than as narrating subjects. Her historical timeline shows how race and class determined which workers' stories were preserved and which were sidelined. Enslaved Black women, indentured servants, and immigrant workers played a pivotal role in the development of domestic service, yet their voices appear only through employers' accounts or through Salmon's own categorizations. The book demonstrates how genre (in this case, a sociological survey) can validate women's work by recognizing its economic value in the broader national economy, while also repeating the same hierarchies and omissions that define the archive. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lucy Maynard Salmon, 1853–1927 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Project Gutenberg eBook no. 73921, based on the second edition of Domestic Service (New York, The Macmillan Company, 1901) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Project Gutenberg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1901 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Online Distributed Proofreading Team, from images made available by the Internet Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain in the United States. Users outside the United States must check the copyright laws of their country before using this ebook. For full terms see the Project Gutenberg License at <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org">https://www.gutenberg.org</a> Relation A related resource Original print edition: Domestic Service. Second edition, with an additional chapter on domestic service in Europe. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1901. <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/73921/pg73921-images.html">Domestic Service | Project Gutenberg</a> Digitization credits: Produced from images made available by the Internet Archive. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online text, HTML with images Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Project Gutenberg eBook no. 73921 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73921 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/73921/pg73921-images.html Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States and Europe, late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Domestic Service: Second Edition, with an Additional Chapter on Domestic Service in Europe Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 online resource (HTML text with illustrations) Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Digitized book Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Salmon, Lucy Maynard. Domestic Service. Second edition, with an additional chapter on domestic service in Europe. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1901. Project Gutenberg eBook no. 73921. Archival framing Archival silence Book or manual Class and labor domestic labor Early 20th century Gender and labor Institutional power Race and labor Representation and bias Statistical or administrative record United States https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/97cf62f71d0ecbe10d9e7f1e69a4f66f.jpg 9c96d750f409c04c2992ef5681a48c49 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yoon How Archives Shape Perceptions of Women's Labor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonah Yoon Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Albumen print on stereograph mount Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 10 × 18 cm (4 × 7 in.) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Domestic" and Grover & Baker sewing machines, and "Domestic" Fashion Rooms, 1111 Chestnut St., Phila. [graphic] / Photo. by R. Newell & Son, 626 Arch St. Subject The topic of the resource Domestic labor Commerical photography Gender and labor Class and labor Archival framing Representation and bias Institutional power Archival silence Late 19th century Industrial expansion era Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States, Northeast Chestnut Street commercial district Description An account of the resource This 1879 stereograph by R. Newell & Son depicts the interior of Francis M. Johnson's sewing-machine showroom at 111 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia. Rows of Domestic and Grover & Baker sewing machines fill the space, surrounded by mannequins in finished dresses and children's clothes. Thread displays, patriotic bunting, and small signs reading "Please do not handle" all signal that this is a curated commercial stage rather than a site of actual labor. The showroom sells sewing machines as modern household technologies and emblems of national progress. Interpretation Note This stereograph does something sly, which is taking the back-breaking, poorly paid labor of sewing and turning it into something almost magical to look at. Every garment is draped perfectly, every machine is polished to a shine, and the patriotic bunting overhead is turning the room into a shrine of progress. The whole scene is arranged for middle-class shoppers to admire, not for anyone to imagine actually sitting down and working. Classification does heavy ideological work here. By ordering the space this way, the photograph sells a marketable story about women's work while leaving out the long hours, dim rooms, aching fingers, and low wages most seamstresses lived with. The mannequins drive the point home. They wear the finished dresses, but no tired, living woman is allowed in the picture. That absence is exactly the kind of archival silence where the lived conditions of working women are replaced by an illusion of effortless domestic modernity. In the end, commercial photography, like any genre, gets to choose whose labor counts as visible. Here, the machines and the pretty clothes stay on display, while the women who made them possible simply disappear. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource R. Newell & Son Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library Company of Philadelphia, Print Department, Stereograph Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library Company of Philadelphia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1879 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Francis M. Johnson (showroom owner) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All use must credit Library Company of Philadelphia. Additional information on <a href="https://librarycompany.org/using-the-library/rightsrepro/">Rights and Reproductions – The Library Company of Philadelphia.</a> Relation A related resource Advertising label on verso: F. M. Johnson, dealer in Domestic and Grover and Baker sewing machines and "Domestic" paper fashions, 1111 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Digitization funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010–2012 The Library Company of Philadelphia record: <a href="https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool:101959?solr_nav%5Bid%5D=733411679267bbffa86a&&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=0">https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool:101959?solr_nav[id]=733411679267bbffa86a&&solr_nav[page]=0</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Albumen print Stereograph 10 × 18 cm Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P.9212.11 (Library Company of Philadelphia) digitool:101959 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Interior View of Sewing Machine Showroom, 1111 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 stereograph; albumen print; 10 × 18 cm Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Albumen print on stereograph mount Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Library Company of Philadelphia, Print Department, Stereograph Collection, P.9212.11. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. circa 1879 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Part of the Library Company of Philadelphia stereograph holdings; photographer’s imprint printed on verso; advertising label for F. M. Johnson pasted on verso. Archival framing Archival silence Chestnut Street commercial district Class and labor Commerical photography domestic labor Gender and labor Industrial expansion era Institutional power Late 19th century Northeast Pennsylvania Philadelphia Representation and bias United States https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/cb9d41c9e21dcee308d45c1cb9422855.png 9ef45fd4759409c3979ec458d005db65 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yoon How Archives Shape Perceptions of Women's Labor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonah Yoon Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Transcription: CHAIN GANGS OF GEORGIA A Shameful State of Affairs Which the Legislature Is Called Upon to Remedy. Governor Atkinson sent a special message to the legislature last Tuesday on the subject of misdemeanor convicts. Reports reached the Governor touching the management of the convicts that indicated such a state of affairs that he felt it his duty to investigate and place the facts before the legislature. To perform this important work the Governor appointed Hon. R. F. Wright, a man of unquestioned integrity and ability. Mr. Wright’s report to the Governor was laid before the legislature and remedial legislation asked for. The report of Mr. Wright reveals a state of affairs that is a burning disgrace to the State of Georgia. He has visited thirty-three camps. The total number of convicts imprisoned in these gangs is 795, of which there are 27 white males, no females, 749 colored males and 19 colored females. The average length of sentence is nine months. Average number of hours worked per day, ten. These convicts are employed in farming, saw milling, brick making, turpentine farms, and a few on public roads. Where convicts are hired to private individuals, the hire averages about $5 per month. “Generally the whites and blacks are not chained together, nor are the males and females, but they are worked together indiscriminately, and in many of the gangs practically no provision is made for a separation of races or sexes during the day, or at night in sleeping quarters. There are among this number many convicts still under their majority, and I found eleven under the age of fourteen. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper (printed on newsprint) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chain Gangs of Georgia: A Shameful State of Affairs Which the Legislature is Called Upon to Remedy. Subject The topic of the resource Carceral labor Newspaper article Race and labor Gender and labor Archival framing Institutional power Archival silence Representation and bias Late 19th century Post Reconstruction era Georgia United States, South Convict camps in Georgia Description An account of the resource This newspaper article in the Union Recorder (Milledgeville, GA), published in November of 1895, reports on Governor Atkinson's 1895 investigation into Georgia's chain gang system. The report describes 33 convict camps holding 795 people, including both Black and White prisoners and multiple women and girls, some under 14. The article lists daily labor assignments such as farming, sawmilling, brickmaking, turpentine work, and road construction. It notes that prisoners often worked ten hours per day and that racial and gender segregation was rarely enforced in work or sleeping quarters. Although the article frames these conditions as an administrative failure requiring legislative reform, it documents the routine exploitation of forced labor under the misdemeanor convict system. Interpretation Note The article presents the chain gang system as an administrative shortcoming rather than as a moral or racial catastrophe, one that can be tidied up with the right legislation. In doing so, it shows how institutional language can blunt the edges of violence and turn brutality into a mere "affair to remedy." The recitation of prisoners' ages, races, and daily tasks tacitly normalizes forced labor and sidesteps the systematic exploitation of Black men, women, and children. The casual mention that women and girls worked the same grueling jobs as men, such as ten hours of brickmaking or road building, while still being expected to cook and clean for the camp, reflects how deeply race and gender dictated the distribution and meaning of labor in these spaces. Following Marlene Manoff's thinking, the article is both a historical object and a product of an archival logic that prefers bureaucratic categories over lived human experience. When read alongside Tonia Sutherland and Zakiya Collier's work on Black archival practices, it becomes clear that records of Black labor were almost always shaped by the state's need to legitimize punishment and control. Drawing on Saidiya Hartman, the archive is shaped by the people who exercised violence, not by those who endured it. What remains are documents produced by captors and officials, which means the record is built from a perspective of power rather than from the lives of those who were exploited. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Union Recorder (Milledgeville, Georgia) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Georgia Historic Newspapers Georgia Newspaper Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Digital Library of Georgia Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1895-11-19 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Georgia Newspaper Project Digital Library of Georgia Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/</a> No Copyright, United States. Relation A related resource DLG Record: <a href="https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_miln_uar1895-0365">https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_miln_uar1895-0365</a> Partner-site URL: <a href="https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053811/1895-11-19/ed-1/seq-1/print/image_583x817_from_1780,406_to_3472,2776/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn89053811/1895-11-19/ed-1/seq-1/print/image_583x817_from_1780,406_to_3472,2776/</a> Included in the Georgia Exhibits "Convict Labor" feature: <a href="https://georgia-exhibits.galileo.usg.edu/spotlight/convict-labor/feature/women-in-convict-camps">https://georgia-exhibits.galileo.usg.edu/spotlight/convict-labor/feature/women-in-convict-camps</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digitized newspaper article JPEG image Newspaper Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Still Image Newspaper article Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DLG Identifier: dlg_miln_uar1895-0365 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Georgia, United States Baldwin County Milledgeville Coordinates: 33.08014, -83.2321 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Male and Female Prisoners Worked Indiscriminately on Chain Gangs (reported in Union Recorder, 1895) Extent The size or duration of the resource. One digitized newspaper page Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Newspaper Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Union Recorder (Milledgeville, GA). “Chain Gangs of Georgia: A Shameful State of Affairs.” November 19, 1895. Georgia Historic Newspapers. Digital Library of Georgia. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. United States Georgia Baldwin County Milledgeville 33.08014, -83.2321 Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1895-11-19 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Digitized from original print newspapers held by the Georgia Newspaper Project and made available through Georgia Historic Newspapers via the Digital Library of Georgia. Archival framing Archival silence Carceral labor Convict camps in Georgia Gender and labor Georgia Institutional power Late 19th century Newspaper article Post Reconstruction era Race and labor Representation and bias South United States https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/54cf749ad432c14e34dc68f081852acc.pdf 222d78f14ce8ec2d708228dc42ac20ee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yoon How Archives Shape Perceptions of Women's Labor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonah Yoon Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Printed book (5 preliminary leaves, 195 pages, frontispiece, plates), 20 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mobilizing Woman-Power Subject The topic of the resource Activism and civic labor Industrial labor Book or manual Gender and labor Class and labor Race and labor Archival framing Representation and bias Institutional power World War I period United States Description An account of the resource Harriot Stanton Blatch’s 1918 book Mobilizing Woman-Power, with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt, calls on American women to see World War I as their war too. She insists they must step forward “as equals working with equals for a common end.” Victory, she argues, now hinges on fully mobilizing women’s labor to replace the men lost to enlistment and immigration restrictions. Drawing on the example of British and French women who had already taken up industrial, agricultural, and administrative jobs, Blatch demands that American women prove themselves just as capable. She pushes for practical state support, such as dormitories, canteens, and fair wages, because decent conditions are the only way to sustain long-term productivity. Throughout, she reframes traditional domestic skills in civic and industrial terms: efficient household management, she says, is exactly the kind of disciplined labor a nation at war needs. Interpretation Note This book shows how wartime rhetoric transformed the cultural meaning of women's labor. Everyday domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and nursing were suddenly framed as indispensable national service. By celebrating British and French women who entered factories, farms, munitions plants, and offices, Blatch reframes the simple act of showing up to work as proof of women's fitness for full democratic citizenship. The book urges readers to see their own labor as a patriotic contribution and themselves as active citizens whose efforts sustain the nation. In this respect, Blatch anticipates that public discourse shapes people's sense of their civic obligations. Although Blatch demands equal pay and safer conditions, she continues to frame women's work as a noble sacrifice rather than an inherent right. She valorizes traditionally feminine skills as important wartime resources without ever questioning why such work was gendered female in the first place. The tasks themselves get public prestige, yet the underlying sexual division of labor stays intact, and no one thinks to question why certain kinds of work were deemed feminine to begin with. This places Blatch's book in an intermediate position within the exhibition. The exhibition first asks how women's labor is transformed into a patriotic duty. Then, it explores how it can become feminist activism. Blatch occupies the middle ground. Her narrative is also noticeably selective. The women she holds up as exemplars are nearly always white and middle-class, who are the ones who moved into jobs vacated by enlisted men. Black domestic workers, rural women, and immigrant laundresses' toil predated the war, but in Blatch's account, their contributions are invisible. In the end, this book shows how wartime language can turn women's work from a private duty into a public service, yet leave the basic gender hierarchy in place. It also underscores that the voices in that story shape whether women's labor leads only to patriotic production or moves toward real activism. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Blatch, Harriot Stanton Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Womans Press, New York Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Carrie Chapman Catt, former owner National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) Woodrow Wilson Collection (Library of Congress) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Library of Congress is not aware of any copyright restrictions in the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection. Responsibility for determining legal status and permissions rests with the user. Relation A related resource Also available in digital form <a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/18012004/">https://www.loc.gov/item/18012004/</a> <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbnawsa.n2004">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbnawsa.n2004</a> <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.0002024060A">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.0002024060A</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Book Print volume Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 18012004 <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbnawsa.n2004">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbnawsa.n2004</a> <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.0002024060A">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.0002024060A</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States, 1918 Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Mobilizing Woman-Power: With a Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt Extent The size or duration of the resource. 5 preliminary leaves, 195 pages, frontispiece, plates, 20 cm Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Printed book Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Blatch, Harriot Stanton. Mobilizing Woman-Power. New York: The Woman’s Press, 1918. Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. United States Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1918 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Gift of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Nov. 1, 1938 Presentation copy with June 1918 inscription to Woodrow Wilson Activism and civic labor Archival framing Book or manual Class and labor Gender and labor industrial labor Institutional power Race and labor Representation and bias United States World War I period https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/a210e4b16ef43f5be153a425fda9fcf8.jpg 8ca6aac3068b94ba07f149caeb6d088c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yoon How Archives Shape Perceptions of Women's Labor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonah Yoon Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photographic print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image Dimensions not specified Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Whistle blows noon Opelika Cotton Mill. Smallest girl in photograph is Velma Smith a tiny little spinner with a steady job all day. I found her at home crying bitterly because her father refused to let her have any money out of the pay envelope she brought home. Mother said: "That hain't no way to encourage children to work." Mother, father and several children work. Her mother admitted she worked here before 12 years old, and at Ella White Mill and one other city for about a year. Says they have no family record, but claims Velma is 12 now (which is doubtful). I saw her several times going and coming at 5:45 A.M. and noon. Location: Opelika, Alabama. Subject The topic of the resource Industrial labor Photograph Gender and labor Class and labor Archival framing Representation and bias Institutional power Archival silence Early 20th Century Progressive era Opelika, Alabama United States, South Cotton mill towns Description An account of the resource This 1914 photograph by Lewis Hine shows workers leaving the Opelika Cotton Mill in Alabama at the noon whistle. Among them is Velma Smith, identified by Hine as "a tiny little spinner with a steady job all day." The image shows Velma running toward the camera while adult workers move past her. Hine's caption provides extensive detail. Velma's father refused to let her keep any of her own wages. Velma's mother had worked in mills before age 12, and multiple members of the family were employed at the mill. The caption also notes that Velma was seen starting work before dawn and suggests that her claimed age of 12 was likely falsified. Interpretation Note This photograph presents industrial labor as a family economy structured by dependency and necessity. At first glance, the scene appears almost ordinary, with workers leaving for a break and a child running. However, Hine's caption turns it into clear evidence of generational exploitation. His narrative draws attention to the economic pressures that bound entire families, even very young children (likely under 12), to mill work. Details in the caption about withheld wages, uncertain ages, and shifts that began before dawn show how mills and families together shaped a child's working life. Terry Cook suggests that archives grow out of the social pressures and assumptions of their time, shaping what gets saved and how people make sense of it. With that in mind, Hine's photograph feels like a product of its own system that turns the ordinary routines of mill work into proof of the social and economic conditions he wanted to expose. The photograph also hints at how child labor was viewed then, since Velma's job is shown as normal work rather than as a loss of childhood or schooling. Altogether, it shows how records created within a certain worldview can end up supporting the accepted ideas about labor in early 20th-century industrial settings. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874–1940 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Child Labor Committee Collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1914-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource National Child Labor Committee Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No known restrictions. For information, see “National Child Labor Committee (Lewis Hine photographs)” <a href="https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.097.hine">https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.097.hine</a> Relation A related resource LC-DIG-nclc-02928 (color digital file from b&w original print) LC-USZ6-1305 (b&w film copy negative) LC-USZ62-77132 (b&w film copy negative) Library of Congress item record: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018677734/">https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018677734/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photographic print Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LC-H5-3821 LOT 7479, v. 6, no. 3821 [P&P] Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Opelika, Alabama, United States Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Whistle blows noon at Opelika Cotton Mill, showing Velma Smith, the smallest girl in the photograph, 1914 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 photographic print Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Photographic print Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, National Child Labor Committee Collection, LC-H5-3821. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Opelika, Alabama, United States Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1914 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Part of the National Child Labor Committee Collection. Archival framing Archival silence Class and labor Cotton mill towns Early 20th century Gender and labor industrial labor Institutional power Photograph Progressive era Representation and bias South United States https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/38a7574e2002a271520cb894320da8a1.jpg cbdd38c779b7613b6ed505e7c098b11e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yoon How Archives Shape Perceptions of Women's Labor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonah Yoon Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photographic print Glass negative Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 5 by 7 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Little Spinner in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Georgia. Overseer said she was regularly employed. Subject The topic of the resource Industrial labor Photograph Gender and labor Class and labor Archival framing Institutional power Representation and bias Archival silence Early 20th century Progressive era Augusta, Georgia United States, South Globe Cotton Mill Description An account of the resource This photograph, taken by Lewis Hine for the National Child Labor Committee in 1909, shows a young girl standing between two long rows of spinning machinery in the Globe Cotton Mill in Augusta, Georgia. She is wearing a work apron and boots, her clothes are dusty with cotton lint, and her posture is still as she faces the camera. The mill floor is littered with fibers, and the narrow aisle shows the confinement of the workspace. The original caption records the overseer's remark that she was "regularly employed," which presents her labor as routine within the operations of the mill. Interpretation Note Hine's photograph serves as both image and argument. At first glance, it simply shows a young girl at work in a factory, while the caption that says "regularly employed" uses institutional language to make child labor exploitation look routine and even respectable. By quoting the overseer's own words, Hine lets the justification speak for itself, exposing how employers normalize the practice of child labor, even as the photograph itself contradicts every syllable of that claim. This tension fits with Marlene Manoff's point that archival labels and descriptions affect how evidence is read, so the wording attached to the photograph carries as much weight as the photograph itself. It also echoes Saidiya Hartman's observation on the archive of marginalized people, as the girl's experiences and circumstances are absent, replaced by the overseer's authoritative framing. By placing the photograph and the caption together, Hine's photograph invites us to ask who gets to define labor, whose narratives are preserved (and whose are excluded), and how those decisions that were made long ago still influence the way future viewers understand women's and children's industrial labor in industrial settings. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874–1940 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Child Labor Committee Collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource National Child Labor Committee Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No known restrictions on publication. For information, see the National Child Labor Committee collection page at <a href="https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.097.hine">https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.097.hine</a> Relation A related resource LC-DIG-nclc-01641 (color digital file from b&w original print) LC-DIG-nclc-05404 (b&w digital file from original glass negative) LC-USZC4-4695 (color film copy transparency) LC-USZ62-38564 (b&w film copy negative) LC-USZ6-1223 (b&w film copy negative) Library of Congress item record: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018675041/">https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2018675041/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 photographic print 1 negative, glass, 5 by 7 inches Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LC-H5-548 LOT 7479, v. 2, no. 0548 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Augusta, Georgia, United States Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Child cotton mill worker in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Georgia Extent The size or duration of the resource. 5 by 7 inches Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Glass negative Photographic print Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Library of Congress, National Child Labor Committee Collection, LC-H5-548. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Augusta, Georgia Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1909 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Transferred to the Library of Congress by the National Child Labor Committee. Archival framing Archival silence Class and labor Early 20th century Gender and labor Georgia Globe Cotton Mill industrial labor Institutional power Photograph Progressive era Representation and bias South United States https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/2368aceab5ff5b98b102d274cd35ae4c.jpg 1e4a16b6d97e3d7f425db1015932e011 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yoon How Archives Shape Perceptions of Women's Labor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonah Yoon Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Nitrate film negative Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 2.25 by 2.25 inches Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Untitled Photograph of Women Factory Workers Attending Sunday Mass After Overnight Shift, Buffalo, New York Subject The topic of the resource Industrial labor Photograph Gender and labor Class and labor Archival framing Representation and bias Archival silence 1940s World War II period Buffalo, New York United States, Northeast Defense industry worksites Description An account of the resource This 1943 photograph by Marjory Collins shows women factory workers attending morning mass in Buffalo, New York, immediately after completing the overnight third shift. They sit and stand in the dim interior of a church, their coats are still on, and their scarves are tied tightly around their heads. These suggest exhaustion and the cold of early morning. This photograph shows a moment of transition between industrial labor and religious service, making clear how wartime work schedules shaped daily life for women employed in defense industries. Interpretation Note Collins' photograph offers a counter-narrative to the polished images of wartime labor circulated by the Office of War Information. Instead of depicting heroic productivity, this photograph shows fatigue, ordinariness, and the effort to maintain community and spiritual continuity amid punishing hours. The women's quiet postures echo Kate Eichhorn's point that some of the most revealing traces of women's history appear in the ordinary moments and materials that official narratives tend to ignore. In that sense, the photograph functions much like the feminist archives Eichhorn describes, because it shifts attention to lives usually kept at the margins and shows that even everyday acts can speak volumes about the pressures women faced. Ultimately, Collins' photograph reminds us that women's work in defense plants was a patriotic duty, but it was also a grueling cycle that reshaped home life, religious practice, and whatever small pockets of rest remained. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Collins, Marjory Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Black and White Negatives Collection, Library of Congress Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division (transfer, 1944) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <div>No known restrictions. For information, see the U.S. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Black and White Photographs resource page at <a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html">http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html</a></div> Relation A related resource Related to negative LC-USW3-023404-E. <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017850960/">https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017850960/</a> Library of Congress item record: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017850956/">https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/item/2017850956/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Nitrate film negative, 2.25 by 2.25 inches Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LC-USW3-023400-E Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States, New York, Erie County, Buffalo Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Untitled photo of women factory workers attending mass after overnight shift, Buffalo, New York Extent The size or duration of the resource. 2.25 by 2.25 inches Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Nitrate film negative Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information, LC-USW3-023400-E. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Buffalo, New York, United States Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Transferred to the Library of Congress by the United States Office of War Information, Overseas Picture Division, 1944. 1940s Archival framing Archival silence Buffalo Class and labor Defense industry worksites Gender and labor industrial labor New York Northeast Photograph Representation and bias United States World War II period https://archive.engl.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/3a90795f2fbfdac678a93698e610080d.jpg 305445ea3585a57f4bb0232b7232b6b5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Yoon How Archives Shape Perceptions of Women's Labor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jonah Yoon Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photomechanical print (poster); halftone, color Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image Dimensions not specified Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The more women at work the sooner we win! Women are needed also as [...] See your local U.S. Employment Service. Subject The topic of the resource Industrial labor Propaganda poster Gender and labor Archival framing Representation and bias Institutional power Class and labor 1940s World War II period United States Home front worksites Federal Office of War Information Description An account of the resource The 1943 Office of War Information poster features a woman in a bright red uniform working on what appears to be an aircraft canopy. Her calm and focused expression suggests confidence and skill. The bold title declares, "The more WOMEN at work the sooner we WIN!" Below, a list of occupations (such as farm worker, typist, bus driver, laundress, and others) encourages women to join many sectors of the wartime economy. The poster presents women's labor, whether in factories or service roles, as a patriotic act essential to victory. Interpretation Note This poster is a clear example of how state institutions actively shaped public memory of women's wartime roles by promoting certain stories about women's wartime labor while leaving out others. As Kenneth Foote argued, collective memory is built through selective emphasis, since societies often highlight specific events or meanings and downplay the aspects that do not fit the message they want to project. In this case, the Office of War Information presents women's work as a unified patriotic effort that is essential to national victory. The poster's clear slogan and orderly list of occupations support a motivating narrative. What falls outside that frame, such as the exhaustion, unequal pay, racial segregation, childcare struggles, or the abrupt layoffs women faced after the war, simply does not appear. Foote reminds us that this kind of selective emphasis is common in the formation of cultural memory, where representations produced by institutions determine which versions of the past circulate widely and which are allowed to fade. In choosing to emphasize patriotism, duty, and contribution over the difficulties and inequalities that shaped women's actual working lives, the poster helped define how an entire era would later be remembered. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Palmer, Alfred T., photographer United States. Office of War Information. Bureau of Public Inquiries Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1943 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No known restrictions on publication. Rights information available at <a href="https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html">https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html</a> Relation A related resource OWI Poster No. 52 Based on photograph by Alfred T. Palmer (LC-DIG-pmnsca-12895) Library of Congress item record: <a href="https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/95504675/">https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/95504675/</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photomechanical print, halftone, color; poster Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context POS – WWII – US .F34.J71 1943 (B size) [P&P] LC-DIG-pmnsca-12895 (digital file from original print) LC-USZC4-5600 (color transparency) LC-USZ62-112283 (b&w film copy) LC-USZCN4-203 (color film copy) Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1943 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Halftone photomechanical print; poster Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived U.S. Government Printing Office; Farm Security Administration–Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource U.S. Government Printing Office (printer) Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant United States Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. OWI Poster No. 52: “The more women at work the sooner we win!” Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 photomechanical print (poster), color Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, “The more women at work the sooner we win! Women are needed also as […] See your local U.S. Employment Service,” POS – WWII – US .F34.J71 1943. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. United States Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Part of the U.S. Office of War Information and Library of Congress wartime poster holdings. 1940s Archival framing Class and labor Federal Office of War Information Gender and labor Home front worksites industrial labor Institutional power propaganda poster Representation and bias United States World War II period