Women Riveters at Willow Run Bomber Plant, Michigan, 1944
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Women represented approximately one third of the workers at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run plant during World War II. Women did everything from clerical work in the offices to riveting and welding on the assembly line. Labor shortages made women essential to war industries, and the government actively recruited them to join the workforce.
Women represented approximately one third of the workers at Ford Motor Company's Willow Run plant during World War II. Women did everything from clerical work in the offices to riveting and welding on the assembly line. Labor shortages made women essential to war industries, and the government actively recruited them to join the workforce.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
23 August 1944
Subject Date
23 August 1944
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.80512
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: 8.125 in
Width: 11 in
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