During World War II, the only way people knew about women in the military and what they did was by photos like the one above. Many thought that women held only the positions in communications, nursing, and secretarial work. Little did they know that women played just as big as role on bases at the stateside that men had done. With the men gone, women had to slide into the positions that were still needed to be filled so that the United States had some protection back here at home. This led to women filling jobs like working in aviation, being mechanics, and learning different strategies in order to protect our country when the time came. The above photo shows Violet Falkum turning over the engine of a Pratt and Whitney R-1340. It was pictures like these that were put onto recruiting posters that encouraged women to enlist and to help their country out in a time of need.
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