Minute Women Ad

11. Minute_Women_ad_19180923.tif

Title

Minute Women Ad

Subject

World War I

Description

The government hoped to attract new workers to defense plants with patriotic messages. In 1918, military airplanes circled Seaside Park and dropped thousands of cards urging women to go to work for Uncle Sam. This was followed by 3,000 "Minute Women" knocking on doors all over the city, taking a census of available women and urging them to go to work. They placed a thousand women in jobs, but fell short of their goal, since most of the women who wanted to work were already in the factories.

Source

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Date

September 23, 1918

Comments

Citation

“Minute Women Ad,” Fairfield Photos, accessed March 28, 2024, https://fairfieldmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1007.