Victory Gardens were the answer to |
WOMEN IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY
| Women were encouraged to grow food in Victory gardens and preserve their home grown vegetables. In 1944, 21 million families planted 7 million acres that yielded 8 million tons of vegetables. |
Victory Gardens were the answer to |
Wasting water was portrayed as unpatriotic  Credit: Library of Congress |
An urban dweller tends her garden  Credit: Library of Congress |
Children minding Victory Gardens
Credit: Library of Congress
Department of Agriculture promotes growing vegetables  Credit: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution |
Children minding Victory Gardens
Credit: Library of Congress
Women were acknowledged managers of their households, a role that was taught in schools and reinforced by mass media. Publications urged women to conserve resources, grow food, and cope with rationing.
Saving waste fats and greases from which war materials will be made  Credit: Library of Congress |
