by Elaina Henning | Dec 4, 2023
The source listed above is a propaganda poster developed in 1918 during the First World War by W. T. Benda. Pictured is a young woman seen knitting with the words “You can help; American Red Cross.”[1] During the First World War, propaganda posters were very common;...
by Eyllen Pinaloza | Nov 30, 2023
The First World War caused unimaginable catastrophe and distress, making it among the most disastrous conflicts in the history of the United States. Apart from the soldiers serving on the battlefield, individuals at home were heavily involved in the struggle in...
by Juliana Loukachouk | Nov 4, 2020
Corn: The Food of The Nation was an American propaganda poster created by Lloyd Harrison for the United States Food Administration in 1918, during the Great War. The Great War was a time in which President Wilson needed to shape the nation in a way to encourage...
by Kaitlyn Spitzer | Nov 4, 2020
This poster was created as American propaganda during the first World War in 1918. In the early 20th-century traditional gender roles were still very prominent in America. It was the woman’s job to watch the children, take care of the house, and for men, it was their...
by Rebekah Santana | Nov 4, 2020
For every fighter a woman worker Y.W.C.A : Back our second line of defense –a poster created by Ernest Hamlin Baker in 1918; intending to showcase and encourage women workers, during World War I. In 1914 former president Woodrow Wilson was faced with a great...