Women in the Fight
Life put up some fantastic WWII pictures about the better half and their part in the war, and we can’t help but share them!
http://www.life.com/image/2628526/in-gallery/23030/wwii-women-in-the-fight
Which ones are your favorite? I for one want a pair of those gunner’s sunglasses immediately.
EDIT: the Life photo viewer makes accurate linking impossible.
http://www.life.com/image/50482045/in-gallery/23030/wwii-women-in-the-fight I don’t know what it is, but it has a lot of buttons and dials, so I approve.
I love the one where the woman is holding a gun that looks longer than she is tall! Oh, and the Finnish woman in her fur coat holding binoculars up to her eyes.
Maye you found this already?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/
Excelent colour photos from the 30s/40s at the Library of Congress…