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This is a WWII-era recruitment poster for the Women's Army Corps, declaring, "This is my war too!" as a rallying cry to mobilize and inspire women to join in the war effort. The poster features a white woman in her crisp army uniform standing against…

This is a recruitment poster for the WAAC circa 1942. A young, presumably white, woman stands in front of a WAAC marching formation. The poster played upon the idea that all woman should join in the war effort and do their fair share. This is…

This poster, created in either 1942 or '43, depicts a young white woman wearing her WAAC uniform, holding what appears to be a whistle. She stands against a background showing a marching formation of American soldiers.

Esquire Magazine image of a Varga Girl with Women's Army Auxillary Corps accessories.

This is a 1944 photo of artist and WAC Eva Mirabal posing by one of her paintings.

This is a humorous four-panel comic strip by Eva Mirabal starring G.I. Gertie attempting to get furlough for the death of her grandmother, despite the fact that the grandmother was still alive.

This is a July 24, 1943 newspaper clipping from the Gazette and Daily featuring Grace Thorpe's graduation from Fort Oglethorpe, GA.

This is a clipping from the August 27, 1943 edition of the Ogden Standard-Examiner. Grace Thorpe had just been shipped from Fort Oglethorpe to Ogden, UT.

This is a clipping from the April 10, 1943 Lansing State Journal concerning Grace Thorpe's joining the WAAC in Detroit, Michigan.