Leota Carroll Working in Ford Motor Company Design Department, June 1945
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Leota Carroll was the first woman hired into Ford Motor Company's Design Department. Carroll, a talented illustrator, joined the company during World War II -- a time when most men were off fighting. Her success prompted Ford to hire other women onto its design staff. These pioneering designers left by 1948. Ford didn't hire another woman at its studio full time until 1970.
Leota Carroll was the first woman hired into Ford Motor Company's Design Department. Carroll, a talented illustrator, joined the company during World War II -- a time when most men were off fighting. Her success prompted Ford to hire other women onto its design staff. These pioneering designers left by 1948. Ford didn't hire another woman at its studio full time until 1970.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
29 June 1945
Subject Date
29 June 1945
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.P.20860
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11 in