She's a WOW / Woman Ordinance Worker. 1942

Artist: ADOLPH TREIDLER (1886-1981) Size: 28 1/4 x 40 1/2 in./71.6 x 103 cm U.S. Government Printing Office Displaying both power and beauty, this woman represents the Women Ordnance Workers - an integral part of the war effort wherein working class women left domestic service to assemble munitions in rural factories. This job was incredibly dangerous as a minute mistake could lead to an explosion on the job or a misfire abroad.