Members of the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association, 1918
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After the United States entered World War I in 1917, Americans worried about labor and food shortages as a result of men going off to fight. Organizations like the Woman's Land Army of America and the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association recruited and trained women to perform agricultural work across the country. These women grew squash on a Massachusetts farm.
After the United States entered World War I in 1917, Americans worried about labor and food shortages as a result of men going off to fight. Organizations like the Woman's Land Army of America and the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association recruited and trained women to perform agricultural work across the country. These women grew squash on a Massachusetts farm.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1918
Subject Date
1918
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2018.0.10.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Mounting board
Technique
Photographic processes
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 12 in
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