Treaty of Versailles Cartoon

Treaty of Versailles Cartoon

After five years of devastating conflict between the Central and Allied powers, World War I came to an end with the Treaty of Versailles. The peace treaty required Germany to disassemble its military, pay war reparations, and give up its colonies overseas. [1]...
Child Labor in the Early 1900s

Child Labor in the Early 1900s

This historical source is a photograph of a 14-year-old newsie taken by sociologist and muckraker photographer Lewis Wickes Hine in February 1910. Hine produced over a hundred photographs documenting child labor in the United States which was instrumental to the...
Help! The Woman’s Land Army of America

Help! The Woman’s Land Army of America

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...
“For Every Fighter A Woman Worker” – Y.W.C.A.

“For Every Fighter A Woman Worker” – Y.W.C.A.

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...
Woman Your Country Needs You!

Woman Your Country Needs You!

The piece that I chose is a wartime poster titled “Woman Your Country Needs You!”. The poster calls upon women to do their part in the efforts of World War I and contribute their service. This is made clear because the image depicts, what appears to be, Lady Liberty...