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Women at Home and in the Community

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Millions of volunteers made and repaired clothing, knitted items of clothing, and assembled and handed out packages of food and personal hygiene items for troops overseas. Women who did not work assisted those who did by providing child care.

Red Cross volunteers feed pilots ands crew from a mobile canteen

Lithuanian chapter of the Red Cross

Red Cross workers packing supplies

Woman Red Cross worker provides coffee and box lunches

Aid watches over children in day care

 

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 Photo Credits (L to R): #1: American Red Cross, #2: Library of Congress, #3-5: Library of Congress



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