"Woman's National Farm and Garden Association New England Branch," 1918

Summary

After the United States entered World War I in 1917, Americans worried about labor and food shortages as a result of men going off to fight. Organizations like the Woman's Land Army of America and the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association recruited and trained women to perform agricultural work across the country.

After the United States entered World War I in 1917, Americans worried about labor and food shortages as a result of men going off to fight. Organizations like the Woman's Land Army of America and the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association recruited and trained women to perform agricultural work across the country.

Artifact

Handbill

Date Made

1918

Subject Date

1918

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2018.0.10.8

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Mounting board

Technique

Printing (Process)
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Green

Dimensions

Height: 17 in

Width: 13.938 in

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