Booklet, “WAVES in Boots”

1949
Artifact

An illustrated booklet depicting WAVES in the various phases of their basic training. Written by a man, the illustrations were intended to emphasize “those little idiosyncrasies peculiar to women.” Many of Irene Conole’s fellow recruits signed the book.

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  • 1940s
  • 1950s