Women, Girls and the Media

Photographs and digitized images. Especially strong in American and African-American culture. Some are in the public domain; others are copyrighted.

Gateway to current and archived PBS resources on culture and modern life

The selected images were issued by the U.S. government or by commercial sources during World War II, often to encourage women to join the work force or to highlight other aspects of the war effort. Original titles and captions have been retained. Locations for both original and surrogate images are listed, where appropriate.