Women Pick Cotton for U.S. Crop Corps

September 30, 2016January 25, 2017 Margie Bedell-Burke 0 Comments agriculture, civilian workers, farming, picking cotton, U.S. Crop Corps, WLA, Women's Land Army

Women pick cotton for the U.S. Crop Corps, ca. 1943. Many women joined the Women’s Land Army (WLA, part of the U.S. Crop Corps) during the war, replacing the male farmers who had gone to serve on active duty overseas.

Photo size: 2962 × 2383
Photo source: U.S. National Archives
Usage: Public Domain

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