"Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman": Vintage Ladies' Home Journal Cartoons

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March 17, 1945

Women's labor was instrumental in maintaining American industry during World War II. Imbued with confidence, independence, and new skills, more than 3 million women flooded the blue-collar labor market, mostly in manufacturing plants.

Inspired? Submit your own cartoon illustrating our slogan, "Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman." How do women assert their power in our day and age? Send your cartoon to us at "Never Underestimate" Cartoons, Ladies' Home Journal, 375 Lexington Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10017. The best ones may appear in the magazine in 2008!

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