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Are you a girl with a Star-Spangled heart?
This World War II-era colored poster was used as a recruitment tool for the WAC (Women's Army Reserve) after its creation in 1943. A pretty, young white woman stands in her army drab against a background of a fluttering American flag, representing…
Do your part. Join the WAAC
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…
Eva Mirabal
This is a 1944 photo of artist and WAC Eva Mirabal posing by one of her paintings.
Evelyn Elizabeth (Hungry) Cummings Stover
This is Evelyn Stover's service photograph from her time as a WAC during WWII.
G.I. Gertie, 1944
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.
Grace Thorpe Is In Salt Lake
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.
Jim Thorpe's Daughter Graduates in Women's Army Auxillary Corps
This is a July 24, 1943 newspaper clipping from the Gazette and Daily featuring Grace Thorpe's graduation from Fort Oglethorpe, GA.
Speed them back: Join the WAAC.
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.
This is my war too!
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…
Thorpe's Daughter in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
This is a clipping from the April 10, 1943 Lansing State Journal concerning Grace Thorpe's joining the WAAC in Detroit, Michigan.