Comments on: World War Glamour – Women at work in the 1940’s

By: Cholla Queen

Cholla Queen — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:05:39 +0000

I think that we should try to emulate the snap, and getting down to brass tacks attitude, coupled with a can-do attitude.
It's the only way we can get through these bizarre tough times and keep our sanity.
My favorite story was in Life magazine during the war. When a boat carrying service personnel was damaged, when rescued, the first thing the women always asked for or looked for was their lipstick. Across the board, it always went that way.
You've got to have a little glamour when doing a tough job.
Thanks for a good read.

By: bmadron

bmadron — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:50:59 +0000

My grandmother was like these women. She worked at a machine gun factory in Nebraska. She could put together a machine gun blindfolded. You have to hand it to the greatest generation. They were truely great.

By: workhard

workhard — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:03:55 +0000

Those pictures are really nice...

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By: Rupert Alistair

Rupert Alistair — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:37:21 +0000

What absolutely fabulous shots! Not enough credit is given to all the "Rosie the Riveters" who did such a great job during this tough time in our history. Thanks for a great post.

Rupert

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:57:51 +0000

Just goes to show girls can do men's jobs especially back then when women were expected to be at home wives & mothers.