This 1943 cartoon celebrates the 1st Anniversary of the WWII Navy WAVES. It’s credited to “Sixta, USNR,” suggesting the artist was in…
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“G-Girl” Wartime Romances Magazine Cover
WWII Government Girls remained a prominent part of Washington’s post-war federal work force. These “G-Girls” still garnered media attention, even appearing in…
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WAVES Fashion, 1943
During the social disruptions of World War II, American media tried to assure its audience that women who served in the military…
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Elizabeth Arden’s WWII “Victory Red” Lipstick, 1941
“Carrying the Spirit Forward” DC Preservation League Panel on James Goode’s Capital Losses
WAVES Washington Call Box
Cast-iron call boxes, part of D.C.’s emergency response system from the 19th century through the 1970s, have new life as art and…
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Lipstick Brigade– Government Girl Eethel Johnson
The shy soldier slipped the handwritten note in front of the attractive blonde receptionist. Before she could respond, he disappeared into the…
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Sunny Days in WWII Washington
Government Girls got the full brunt of Washington’s notoriously hot, humid summers in 1943 with temperatures reaching as high as 100 degrees….
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