Change happened rapidly when the United States finally entered World War I in April of 1917. By June, 1918, the nationwide shortage of male workers – many of whom had entered the army – was hurting industry. As a result, companies began for the first time to seek out and accommodate female workers, putting them into jobs that they had never before been allowed to do. This advertisement from the Greenfield Tap and Die Corporation in Greenfield, Massachusetts, hints at the lengths the company would go to obtain workers.
Women and Girls Over 18. Greenfield Gazette and Courier, June 22, 1918. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l02-033/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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