Chesterfield advertisement featuring a woman motorcycle courier  Credit: Women’s Memorial Foundation Click on image to see larger view |
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WOMEN IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY
Movie stars posed in their civilian volunteer uniforms to rally public support for the war
| Women volunteered to serve as drivers both for the Red Cross and a number of local volunteer organizations. Drivers transported the sick and wounded, out of town military and government personnel, and delivered supplies at their own expense. |
Chesterfield advertisement featuring a woman motorcycle courier Credit: Women’s Memorial Foundation Click on image to see larger view |
A woman driver shown contributing to the war effort in a Hudson Motor Car Ad  Credit: Women’s Memorial Foundation |
Advertisement with Rita Hayworth, actress and Naval Aid Auxiliary Member  Credit: Women’s Memorial Foundation Click on image to see larger view |
Actress Ida Lupino becomes a lieutenant in the Women’s Ambulance and Defense Corps of America  Credit: Women’s Memorial Foundation |
