Paper doll cut-outs booklets, 1941-1943.

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Paper doll cut-outs booklets, 1941-1943.

This portion of the collection contains Stage door canteen paper dolls no. 2468 (Akron, OH: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1943) with WAAC and WAVE uniforms, nurses' aide, canteen hostess's apron, AWVS, SPAR, dresses, gown, and man's uniform; and Gloria Jean paper doll cut-outs no. 1666 (Akron, OH: Saalfield Pub. Co., 1941) with four figures, dresses, hats, coats, and play outfits.

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United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve

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The United States entered WWII in 1941 and soon faced a serious shortage of manpower in the military. Congress, along with public interest and advocacy from various national organizations, forced the Department of the Navy (over considerable internal resistance) to start accepting women into their service to augment the many thousands of men already active in the war effort. On June 24, 1942, Congress passed an act to create a women's reserve as a branch of the Naval reserve; to be governed by ...

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Jean, Gloria

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American Women's Voluntary Services

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Marshall, Alice K.

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United States. Coast Guard. Women's Reserve

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