15 Photos Of Women Who Were Traliblazers For The Rise Of The Feminist Movement

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These are the women who inspired the feminist icon you know and love.Â

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In 1941 during World War II, women were tasked with working the jobs that their husbands had left behind.

Mrs. Eloise J. Ellis worked as a senior supervisor in the Assembly and Repairs Department at the Naval Air Base in Corpus Christi, Texas. She helped to set up suitable living conditions for out-of-state employees.

They worked in various factories and naval air bases.

The U.S. Library of Congress has a collection of more 1,600 color photographs from the time period, depicting what life was like for women then.Â

These photographs serve as a sort of time capsule for what life was like during The Great Depression.

These women served as the public face for how America was continuing to flourish during the war.

Lucile Mazurek worked on black-out lamps that were used on gas trailers by the Air Force.Â

Alfred Palmer was commissioned to shoot advertisements starring this women to represent a strong stance for America's adversaries to see.