United States Women Honored As War Heroines Of 1943
A wartime tribute lists American women who earned medals and citations for valor in 1943 across land sea and air. Names include Margaret Money Barbara Decker Uth Gardner Dith Green Christene Street Amara Sabel Wheeler Elsie Ott Nii Fox and others noted for rescues nursing service and USO roles.
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Mrs America Proves She Can Take It
A 1943 overview shows women in war work facing strain yet proving resilience. WAC and WAVES enrollments rise but lag goals, while industrial jobs test stamina of working mothers. Despite setbacks, millions of women kept pace, taking on two jobs daily and sustaining war effort.
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Women on the March Fight for Postwar Roles
The piece reviews wartime gains for women from professional rights to military service. It notes bills enabling women doctors in the Army and Navy medical corps and WAACs becoming a full Army unit. It discusses peacetime work shifts, maid labor trends, and Mrs. Roosevelt’s international tour informing women’s future roles.
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Pin Up Boys Of 1943 Top Glamour Men Of War Years
Vivian Brown outlines 1943 pin up favorites among Hollywood and Broadway figures as new war era idols replace wartime icons. Names highlighted include Frank Sinatra, Dick Haynes, Perry Como, Clark Gable, Alan Ladd, Corporal Ernest Damato, Donald O Connor, Mickey Rooney and Walter Pidgeon reflecting public appetite for glamour amid wartime service.
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Horrors Of War-1943 AP Features atalae housecoat tale
A wartime vignette depicts Mrs. America enduring shortages and rationing in daily life from morning coffee to dinner. It covers shopping with ration books, using substitutes, and the longing for peacetime comforts like meat, nylons, and gas. The piece contrasts household routines with wartime constraints and a bid for normalcy.
Uncle Sam Salutes His Nieces By Robert P Patterson
Under Secretary Of War lauds more than 125,000 American women in WAC WASP WAVEs SPARs Marines and Army Navy nurses serving abroad. Women enlist for the duration and greatly aid the war effort. Increased recruitment would hasten victory and spur new study and reconstruction plans.
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Year of Women in World War II News Highlights
A year in review shows U S women active at home and abroad. Key events include Kay Francis and others arriving in North Africa on Jan. 15, formation of the Women’s Army Reserve on Jan. 28, Veronica Lake’s hair cut on Feb. 16, WACs becoming regular army on July 3, and OWI surveys reporting millions of women参与 in war work by year end.
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Fashions Of The Year 1943 Spotlight Designers
American designers marked a banner wartime year with standout hits across coats, suits, and accessories. Mainbocher showcased fur lined box coats and matching fur lined sweaters. Norman Norell pitched the officer's coat. Sophie Gimbel revived long evening dresses. Hattie Carnegie advanced pink and blue satin waistcoats. Valerie stopped show with fore head jewelry. Sally Victor’s corvette hat earned honors. Lilly Dache popularized the flat top millinery. Fira Benenson unveiled the fencer's jacket and dolphin silhouette. Claire McCardell reintroduced long underwear. John Frederics revived the cloche hat of WWI.
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Molly Parris
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Mrs USA Foresees Postwar Roaring Housewives
In a playful postwar forecast a lead prognosticator imagines Mrs USA enjoying a consumer paradise. Thousands of women queue for nylons and lingerie as rationed habits fade, while homes run via remote controls and automatic chores. A helicopter commute and robotic chores replace daily tasks.
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