Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Women in the war - We Can't Win Without Them

Minnesota women who took advantage of the opportunity to learn new skills in defense plants enjoyed their new-found freedom - and the higher wages paid for their work. The War Manpower Commission fully understood the need for women workers, and encouraged all that could to pitch in for the sake of the war effort with psters like this one.

Creator: War Manpower Commission
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1942
Identifer: location E448.19 b43

Women in the war - We Can't Win Without Them