Author: Margie Bedell-Burke

Army Nurses 

Army Nurses Doing Early Morning Workout

October 3, 2016March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments african american, army nurses, australia, exercise, southwest pacific, workout

African-American nurses, commissioned second lieutenants in the U.S. Army Nurses Corps, limber up their muscles in an early-morning workout during

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Posters 

Rosie the Riveter “We Can Do It” Poster

October 3, 2016 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments rosie the riveter, we can do it, WWII poster

American wartime propaganda poster produced by J. Howard Miller in 1943 for Westinghouse Electric as an inspirational image to boost

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Other War Workers 

Young Woman in War Bonds Booth

October 1, 2016January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments war bonds booth, war production drive

A young woman sells war bonds and stamps and distributes War Production Drive literature, circa 1943. Photo size: 2964 ×

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Other War Workers 

Willa Beatrice Brown, Civil Air Patrol

October 1, 2016January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments african american, army air forces, civil air patrol, pilot, willa beatrice brown

At 31 years old, Willa Beatrice Brown serves her country by training pilots for the U.S. Army Air Forces. She

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Other War Workers 

Civilian Worker Fabricates Pup Tents

October 1, 2016March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments civilian worker, fabricator, pup tents, war work

With the grade and dexterity of a master dressmaker, this civilian worker fabricates “pup” tents at the Langdon Tent &

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Other War Workers 

Women War Workers of Marinship Corp

October 1, 2016March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments chippers, civilian workers, war work, wwii women

“Chippers.” Women war workers of Marinship Corp, 1942. Photo size: 2382 × 2948 Photo source: U.S. National Archives Usage: Public

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Aircraft Workers 

Pearl Harbor Widows Working in Corpus Christi

October 1, 2016March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments assembly plant, civilian workers, corpus christi, pearl harbor widows, texas

Pearl Harbor widows have gone into war to carry on the fight with a personal vengeance. Mrs. Virginia Young (right),

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Aircraft Workers 

Civilian Worker Assembles B-25 Motor Cowling

October 1, 2016March 5, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft worker, assembly plant, b-25 bomber, civilian worker

Part of the cowling for one of the motors for a B-25 bomber is assembled in the engine department of

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Aircraft Workers Featured 

Women Working in Airplane Factory

September 30, 2016February 26, 2018 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments aircraft workers, airplane factory, civilian workers, drill press operators, swing shift, war work

Women “man” America’s machines in a west coast airplane factory, where the swing shift of drill press operators is composed

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Other War Workers 

Women Workers Building Assault Boats

September 30, 2016January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments assault boats, civilian workers, factory, war work

Civilian women workers build assault boats for U.S. Marine Corps. December 1941. Photo size: 2960 × 2357 Photo source: n/a

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