Fair Employment Practices at Work in World War II
Women Sewing Parachutes
Four multiethnic women sewing parachutes at the Pacific Parachute Company, San Diego, California, 1942.
Four multiethnic women sew parachutes for the World War II war effort, under a Fair Employment Practices Commission sign. Pacific Parachute Company, San Diego, California, 1942. Original made for Office of War Information.
Courtesy Library of Congress. Modifications © Jone Lewis 2008.4 of 13
Suggested Reading
Women and World War II: Women at WorkRosie the Riveter: Women in the Factories of World War II
