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Women in industry. Tool production. Testing small diameter, high-speed twist drills, this young woman employed by a Midwest drill and tool company is one of America's women "behind the men behind the guns." Drills must be perfectly made so that the nation's war weapons can be built to accurate specifications. Republic Drill and Tool Company, Chicago, Illinois

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Women in industry. Tool production. Testing small diameter, high-speed twist drills, this young woman employed by a Midwest drill and tool company is one of America's women "behind the men behind the guns." Drills must be perfectly made so that the nation's war weapons can be built to accurate specifications. Republic Drill and Tool Company, Chicago, Illinois

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Picryl description: Public domain image of a woman working, women labor, 1940s, economic conditions, home front, world war two, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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01/01/1942
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