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’’TIIiE 01/ HxjgDS" By Ivii's. I,a:,.tcn Li.,uney Hello boys, "T;.xe h .nd that rocks the cr;.dle roc::s the v;orld‘' so once s..id a fam ous writer* It see^us now that Hitler i.s tryin{i' to do just that. But his is in an entirely different iiicTJi- ner, it's more of a joltingi a topsy-turvy; a ’’spilling rock, I'lovj let us t..ke a few rninutuS to see wh: t the ^ood raotlicrs, sisters, .,nd vioaen. c-.re doing to ^.st tr^ln^s bc'Ck on the ri^iit tr.'.ck. Women re not softies any i.iore. Gone c.re the bustles and hoop skirts and in tlieir pl.xe a pciir of denii^i slacks or sturdy work clothes, C5one j.re ti»e panta- letts ^aid liigh topped shoes nd coi*ifortable oxford, raoccasin or scuidal is ^•racefuily in their ste ,d. Woincin h^'.ve coi.ie a lon^’ way since the d^y they were denied their rij:it to vote. Decied the ri^i^at to prove to the world thi.t tiiey too possessed a ccrt..:.n subst,.ncc in the her.,d ijOTa as ''brains." Years it was shock..n^ and h’oifiiliating for a v/ox.ian to expose even her ankles. She laust keep quiet, cornposod, cai.a. Mid "be a lad;>^" under all circur»ist:incGS—.V/hat tiie luon S£*.id Wu.s law and order. Tne little woi-ioii (so ’t\;as considered) vjas something too fragil .nd soft to la;ov; ./luca, so the Ciuietcr, the jriorc collectcd, the bettor, Vvlien it ca/;ie to expressing ideas and thoughts concernij.i{: the public, govornraenl or n;^tional affairs, sh^ wc.j just about as popul r as the px^gir bcUil-; that 3'rinncd from the aiiintlo, ^aid s.bout as cr.ipty too. That was yc^rs a^jO, but I’ve listened wide eyed, awc-struck and bewildered to just such tc-les and tried to decidc wheci:er I’d ratacr be .i lady i;ith a nice vjasp waist, carryin^^ a lace unbrella over i.iy dainty carls ^-jid braids or be a "tom-boy” and cliiab trees and ride stick horses • ith browaers. I suppose the ton-boy idea carried 'cause for be it froa ae, to Iv .Tv^re brothv^r out stunt me. First, lets to the air^-^lane factories. \/oucn are doin^' the work of 4acn ^ there. Don't Ict'it fool you, it is a fact, ^ They're in the assembly line applyin,. the vital parts th. .t put our plc'Xics iJi tne ...ir and keep tacm tixore. In evv^ry defense plant tiiey .re learning, -^.nd workin,- unashaiaed of their tousled hair and . "iTcase-moiilvC.vH hands. the roll in the majority of war production plants and you’ll iie.-.r a £;reater nuTiibcr of v.'omen voices ..aisu .,r chcui tno^v, of liCn, Yep the w.ls hj.vc come do'.;n off tlieir hi^n liorsea and '.re cravilin^r under tanks, pi nes and other machines -j,nd applying bolts, screws a.nc f^ra-.sc, Vteun nurses arc on every battle front c'.rin-3 for our s;:.ck and wounded solidcrs, Hed Gross workers ...to there re .dy to ease any discomfort of our boys, and those lassies are not runnin,; around in circles nol(>.inc:, Si.ie.Llin^' s...lts u.i er their nose either, Jui3t lil:e our brave uen rUid boys they v.re exertxn^ every effort to ;.’in this war. Vvomcn have come f..r since txicy u'cre allov/ed to be intelligent and useful. In Coi\;,ress, in l-.w offices, doctors, scientists, ..,nd ever'-rfjiicre in the business T/orld you’ll find them, Juat like *'ou now cnn in every phase of w..r work. The V/aves, the Waacs raid rmy other or^;anizations, It may not seem so jiiuch now, but if I don’t mss in^.r juess, you men \,’ill have some polisIiin3' up to do after this (Con’t on next page)
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