Name: Flashback: Supervising Women Workers During WWII
Duration: 335
Description: A lack of labor supply during World War II forced women into industrial jobs. This Flashback highlights the "problems" female workers faced in a new and unfamiliar environment – reflective of a less enlightened time.

A lack of labor supply during World War II forced women into industrial jobs. This Flashback highlights the "problems" female workers faced in a new and unfamiliar environment—reflective of a less enlightened time.

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Flashback: Supervising Women Workers During WWII

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A lack of labor supply during World War II forced women into industrial jobs. This Flashback highlights the "problems" female workers faced in a new and unfamiliar environment – reflective of a less enlightened time.

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