30 Jan WAR & CONFLICT BOOKERA: WORLD WAR II/THE HOME FRONT/WAR WORK & PRODUCTION
source caption: Eastine Cowner, a former waitress, works as a scaler helping to construct the Liberty ship SS George Washington Carver at the Richmond Shipyards in Richmond, Calif. in 1943. Nicknamed a “Rosie,” Cowner was one of many women recruited by the U.S. government to replace male workers who joined the military during World War II. (E.F. Joseph/U.S. Office of War Information/Library of Congress via Bay City News)



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