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Victory Begins at Home - World War II Posters

Promoting Home Front Contributions by Women to Victory Abroad

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In World War II, posters promoted the idea that victory begins at home, with sacrifices, effort, and preserving certain goods for the war. This effort was usually directed at women, and these sacrifices and efforts were a key way that women -- who were not recruited into the military in as large numbers as men -- could contribute to the war effort. Here are some of the posters of World War II promoting the home front effort to support victory abroad.
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World War II poster from the United States Information ServicePartners on the HomefrontWorld War II homefront: women help with the war effort by selling and buying WWII war bonds.War BondsNurse Recruitment Poster, World War IINurse Recruitment: There Is a Place for Every Woman in This Nurse Crisis

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