Antique Family Circle Magazines, Women in the Military, 1940s – Set of 2/ $20

Here is a treasure trove of sociological data about US women in the armed services during World War 2:  what they endured, how their lives changed, and how America first became accustomed to women in the Military in the 1940s.
 
Plus, these magazines are filled with information about what women did in their lives, what ‘home life’ was like for women in America in time of war, and how Hollywood was seen as the great escape from the drudgery of daily routine.  Before the advent of television, weekly magazines such as these were an enormous influence on people’s opinions and attitudes.

  
 This is a great piece of social history.  Terrific stuff for researchers or students in women's studies – original source material virtually speaking to us from the past!

More than 75 million people fought in World War II – nearly all of them men. In those dark days, who would produce the weapons and the food, and do countless other jobs vital to the war effort and to the survival of millions of people in America? 

The simple answer:  women.

Millions of women – some in their teens – stepped forward to take on work they had rarely done before, such as building ships, fighting fires, driving trucks, ploughing fields, running companies, and cracking codes.

Man of these women were trailblazers who achieved amazing things in difficult circumstances: secret agents in constant danger of being captured, working behind enemy lines in Europe; operating heavy machinery (which became iconic images of women’s contribution to the war effort);  many became pilots; and some female prisoners of war created hospitals to care for thousands of other POWs.

Many of the rights women have today are due to the actions of brave women who took on tasks that society had long kept away from them – but in fact they helped change society's image of women forever.

  Some of the social issues covered in Family Circle during that time:  stories about women in the workforce and the military, soldiers' widows coping with their situations, and war wives ‘welcoming’ their heroes (often crippled or otherwise handicapped) home from the front.  (Note:  not all these subjects will be covered in these two magazines; if you want specific topics, just ask a question on this page.)

These antique magazines also contain wonderful ads and fascinating ‘colorful’ artwork.  They are great resources for study of social mores and lifestyle attitudes.  The various types of advertising alone provide a fascinating view of an entirely different world from the one we live in now.

Offering TWO wonderful magazines at a low price!

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 Family Circle, WW 2 years, 1940s - $20 for the SET of 2 magazines
 
June 23, 1944   
Women in All Branches of the Military, Returning Soldiers & their Children, How to Support Our Troops, Charles Boyer & Ingrid Bergman in Gaslight

April 21, 1944   
Women Join the War Effort Working for the Navy, Rita Hayworth & Gene Kelly in Cover Girl, Gary Cooper’s Perfect Marriage

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IMPORTANT NOTES: 

  1.  Be assured that there will be no missing pages and no major damage to the cover or pages, but you may get some or all of these conditions:  discoloration, fraying, small tears or page folds, stains and loose bindings.  

 
2.  These magazines are sold for the research value of reference to the articles only, not for ‘collector value’ nor for any other value that might otherwise be found in pristine material.

  3.  You are buying used magazines during and after the time of World War 2, a time of crucial wartime rationing of all materials, especially paper.  These magazines were printed on the cheapest paper available since they would be out of date in a week and therefore discarded.  They definitely weren't intended to last 70+ years, and very few of them were saved.

4.  Please note that some pictures above may have been taken with the plastic sleeves on the magazines – and the magazines you get may not be the magazines pictured above.

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