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.<br /><br /><strong>Interpretation Note</strong><br />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