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

Files

-Are_you_a_girl_with_a_star-spangled_heart-_-_NARA_-_513876.jpg

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.

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