Are you a girl with a Star-Spangled heart?
Title
Are you a girl with a Star-Spangled heart?
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda
World War, 1939-1945--Posters
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps
Description
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 feminine patriotism.
Creator
Office for Emergency Management.
Office of War Information.
Domestic Operations Branch.
Bureau of Special Services.
Source
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Publisher
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
Date
1943
Contributor
Uploaded to Omeka by Kaitlin Sundberg, November 27, 2016.
Rights
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.
Format
Jpeg
Language
English
Type
Image
Original Format
Colored poster
Collection
Citation
Office for Emergency Management. et al., “Are you a girl with a Star-Spangled heart?,” UNO Digital Humanities Projects, accessed April 26, 2024, https://unodigitalhumanitiesprojects.omeka.net/items/show/183.