For Your Country's Sake Today – For Your Own Sake Tomorrow
Title
For Your Country's Sake Today – For Your Own Sake Tomorrow
Description
This poster, created by Steele Savage in 1944, appealed to the patriotism of women aged 20 to 35 to prompt them to enlist in the Women's Army Corps, the Navy WAVES, Marine Corps Women's Reserve, and the Coast Guard SPARs
This Posters during World War II was designed to instill in people a positive outlook, a sense of patriotism, and confidence. They linked the war in trenches with the war at home. From a practical point, they were used to encourage all Americans to help with the war effort. The posters called on every man, woman, and child to endure the personal sacrifice and domestic adjustments to further the national agenda. They encouraged rationing, conservation, and sacrifice. In addition, the posters were used for recruitment, productivity, and motivation as well as for financing the war effort. The stark, colorful graphic designs elicited strong emotions. The posters played to the fears, frustrations, and faith in freedoms that lingered in people's minds during the war.
This Posters during World War II was designed to instill in people a positive outlook, a sense of patriotism, and confidence. They linked the war in trenches with the war at home. From a practical point, they were used to encourage all Americans to help with the war effort. The posters called on every man, woman, and child to endure the personal sacrifice and domestic adjustments to further the national agenda. They encouraged rationing, conservation, and sacrifice. In addition, the posters were used for recruitment, productivity, and motivation as well as for financing the war effort. The stark, colorful graphic designs elicited strong emotions. The posters played to the fears, frustrations, and faith in freedoms that lingered in people's minds during the war.
Creator
National Museum of American History
Date
1944
Source
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/88/c8/36/88c8364627ff97c9ab049422125694f8.png
Relation
For further exploration please visit http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/
Link: Smithsonian, National Museum of American History
Link: Smithsonian, National Museum of American History
Rights
Source: The Price of Freedom. (n.d.). In National Museum of American History. Retrieved October 12, 2012, from http://bit.ly/SQntRg
Publisher
National Museum of American History.
Contributor
National Museum of American History.
Format
Medium: Poster
Language
English
Type
Poster
Identifier
Posters, War, Women, World War II, Campaign, Patriotism
Coverage
United States
Files
Collection
Reference
National Museum of American History, For Your Country's Sake Today – For Your Own Sake Tomorrow, National Museum of American History., 1944
Cite As
National Museum of American History, “For Your Country's Sake Today – For Your Own Sake Tomorrow,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 28, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/549.