Original Title/Caption: “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.”
Description: In this photograph, a woman looks at herself in a mirror and puts the final touches on her up-swept hair style, pinning her hair in place. The photograph is light and the details are a bit difficult to see. This photograph was taken in March 1943 by Ann Rosener.
Source:
Rosener, Ann, photographer. “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.” Photograph, 1943. From Library of Congress: Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Call number LC-USE6- D-009751. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8b08371 (accessed March 20, 2007).
Historical discussion: Contemporaries worried that women presented special safety problems in the workplace. For instance, contemporaries feared that women’s long hair would cause dangers in the industrial workplace. Propaganda suggested that women style their hair up or cover their hair with scarves.
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