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“Women Are Teachable”: This 1940s Booklet to Assist Male Bosses in Supervising Their New Female Employees

In a re-discovered 1940s guide for how male bosses should treat female employees, men were amusingly told that “women are teachable.” The guide shows just how much the work place has changed since World War II.

By 1944, over half of American adult women were employed outside the home, making invaluable contributions to the war effort. As women went about their duties, supervisors often worried about effectively assimilating them into the workforce. This publication from the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) awkwardly attempted to assist supervisors with managing their new female employees.

But many of America’s supervisors had never had to deal with women in the workplace and many felt women not only belonged in the home, but were simply unable to learn how to work in a man’s world. So, RCA thought this guide would be helpful in order to keep America on its war footing.

The implications in the text are somewhat amusing in that it seems to have been assumed that men were tougher of spirit, could take criticism better, didn’t take things personally, and perhaps were easier to keep working in unclean and unsafe working conditions.

After all, many of these lines of advice seem like a good way to treat any employee; as opposed to just women!

Following the image of each page of the booklet with the text below (please click on the images to view them larger):

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25 Gifts for Tough Homesteading Ladies – Idlewild Alaska

Listen up, guys, here’s the list of gifts for tough homesteading ladies – What they REALLY want for Christmas! No girly-girl gifts on this list!

25 Gifts for Tough Homesteading Ladies – Idlewild Alaska

5 Questions with The Lily: The Washington Post’s Bold Experiment for Millennial Women | Beyond Bylines

The first US newspaper for and run by women was established in 1849. The Washington Post is bringing it back to life with its new experimental site for millennial women, The Lily. Launched in June 2017, the site is a first-of-its-kind project for The Post. Its mission is to empower and inform on of-the-moment stories that are important for its audience — calling attention to a diverse set of perspectives.

5 Questions with The Lily: The Washington Post’s Bold Experiment for Millennial Women | Beyond Bylines

kalamazoogals.com | A story of extraordinary women and the “banner” gibson guitars they built during wwii

kalamazoogals.com | A story of extraordinary women and the “banner” gibson guitars they built during wwii

Women in Agriculture Conference registration open

CONTACT: Debbie Carter, 907-474-5406, dscarter@alaska.edu

The early registration deadline for the Women in Agriculture Conference is Nov. 5.

Women in Agriculture Conference registration open

Face of Defense: Total Force Air Commando Continues Breaking Barriers

Capt. Kaci Dixon, an intelligence individual mobilization augmentee reservist assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command, has experienced many aspects of the Air Force, including active duty, the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve.

Source: Face of Defense: Total Force Air Commando Continues Breaking Barriers

Night Witches, Nazi Hunters, Heroes: The Women of Aviation Group 122 | Dirty, Sexy History

Source: Night Witches, Nazi Hunters, Heroes: The Women of Aviation Group 122 | Dirty, Sexy History

Trailblazing Astronomer Maria Mitchell on How We Co-Create Each Other and Recreate Ourselves Through Friendship – Brain Pickings

Source: Trailblazing Astronomer Maria Mitchell on How We Co-Create Each Other and Recreate Ourselves Through Friendship – Brain Pickings

The Women Warriors who served Wine on the Battlefield

Forgotten feminist icons of the French military, the Vivandières, alternatively known as cantinières, was the French title for women attached to military units who sold wine to the troops and offered better cuisine on the battlefield than the army could offer. An often overlooked part of women’s and…..

The Women Warriors who served Wine on the Battlefield

Women’s Bureau Celebrates 97th Anniversary, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month

Women’s Bureau Celebrates 97th Anniversary, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month