Every woman not doing vital work is needed now

Place Europe: United Kingdom
Accession Number ARTV01032
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 75.8 x 50.3 cm
Object type Poster
Physical description Offset lithograph on paper
Maker Unknown
H.M. Stationery Office
J Weiner Ltd
Place made United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made c. 1939-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

British Second World War recruitment poster directed at women. The poster features the image of two young women in uniform standing one in front of the other. The first is in A T S uniform while the other is in W A F uniform. Each woman is shadowed with a silhouette of her male counterpart from her service. The message of the poster stresses the importance of women entering the forces. Under the image the title is printed in large brown ink lettering, 'Every woman not doing vital work is needed NOW". Under this title is further text printed in large white lettering on a blue background, 'FULL INFORMATION AT THE NEAREST RECRUITING CENTRE OR YOUR EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE'.

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