YWCA/For Every Fighter a Woman Worker
Artist
Adolph Treidler
United States
Printer
American Lithographic Co. N.Y.
Date1918
Dimensions40 x 29 in. (101.6 x 73.7 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LineGift of Peter A. Blatz
Object numberPH.98
DescriptionThe slogan “For every fighter a woman worker” appeared in several poster campaigns during World War I and reflected the critical role of women in the war effort as men left to fight abroad. This one shows a female munitions worker in a pose embodying classical symmetry and elegance (in spite of her overalls) as she holds a biplane in one hand and an artillery shell in the other against the inverted blue triangle symbolizing the YWCA. It promotes the United War Work Campaign that had been officially introduced by the federal government on the day of the Armistice, November 11, 1918. The aim was to raise an initial sum of $170,000 in the space of a single week to jumpstart its efforts to provide wholesome entertainments for American troops serving abroad. The YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) was one of seven non-governmental organizations united in this campaign; the poster also highlights the organization’s role in supporting female workers during the war. Adolph Triedler was a hugely successful commercial illustrator who designed many wartime fundraising and propaganda posters.On View
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