Madelon O'Leary operates a punch press in a well-cut, one-piece overall. Trim--and plenty of room for action. Visor-front cap completely covers hair for safety and essential neatness

Virginia Ludwig goes to work on a punch press, stamping out discs from steel strips. Her well-fitting uniform is devoid of unnecessary pleats, trimmings, doodads--is just right for the job

Safe clothes for women war workers. Safely and becomingly dressed in her washable denim uniform, Eunice Kimball operates a horizontal milling machine at the Bendix Aviation Plant, turning out essential parts for the armed forces with no danger of accident from a dangling necklace, a loose wisp of ha

This bench job requires goggles and gloves for protection. The visor front cap is necessary for protection from glare. The worker is using a small hand burr

Women in war. Supercharger plant workers. Kay Lamphear, half American Indian and half Scotch-Norwegian, has joined the growing army of American women war workers. Employed by a large Midwest supercharger plant, this 21-year-old former costumes model operates a punch press, machining diaphragm blades

Clamping a supercharger housing into place underneath a radial drill calls for a "no-nonsense"-type of garment! This woman worker is correctly attired in a navy blue two-piece work uniform, and has her hair well under control

Safe clothes for women war workers. Correctly dressed, correctly coiffed and ready for work, Eunice Kimball shows her new safety uniform and hair-do to Bendix's chief inspector, Walter Rodgers, who thoroughly approves the transformation. In compliance with all safety rules, her uniform is also smart

Women in war. Machine gun production. Intent on the important job at hand, Elsie M. Terry uses a precision snap gauge on the machine gun part she has milled. One of 2,000 women employed by a Midwest plant, converted from spark plugs to machine gun manufacture, Mrs. Terry typified the American woman

Safe clothes for women war workers. The importance of keeping hair short and neat for industrial war work cannot be over-emphasized. Here Eunice Kimball, Bendix employee, gives a final pat to her newly-dressed hair. Bendix Aviation Plant, Brooklyn, New York