Life, 1919-01-23 · page 4 of 42
Life — January 23, 1919 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page celebrates American women's contributions during World War I. The two illustrated figures represent women engaged in wartime work—one welcoming (labeled "Welcome"), the other actively working (wielding what appears to be a tool or implement). The text catalogs women's diverse war efforts: selling Liberty Bonds, working in ammunition factories, nursing, serving with the Red Cross, doing housework, driving ambulances, and joining the Motor Corps. The piece acknowledges this ongoing work with a tribute in an upcoming "Soldiettes' Number" of Life dated February 6th. The bottom section advertises Life magazine subscriptions specifically for American soldiers and sailors overseas, positioning the magazine as "The One Thing They Like." This reflects WWI-era recognition of the home front's essential female labor.
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(Wetconse) a om Our Wi omen They sold Liberty Bonds. They worked in ammunition factories. They became nurses. They worked for the Red Cross. They nursed the wounded. They did their own housework. They served on ambulances. They became members of the Motor Corps. They tilled the soil. And much of this work they are still doing. It is to these women, wherever they are—and they are every- where —that Lire is to pay tribute in a coming number—the number dated February 6th. The Soldierettes’ Number of We Sippel Enclosed find One Dol: lar 2 $1.13, F $1.26), “Send for three months to For Americans on sea or land, sailors and soldiers, and men in the hospita The One Thing They Like More than a million of our boys are still in France, and they all like Lire. Send them a subscription. To American Expeditionary Force men, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, $5 a year, if no local foreign address be Open only ae scriptions ‘ren 17 West 31st Street, New York. One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04.)