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YMCA (1918). Haskell Coffin. (1878-1941). A versatile illustrator, whose illustrations graced covers for several magazines, including Redbook and The American. WW I posters are well known.

World War I saw many women taking traditionally men’s jobs for the first time in American history. Many worked on the assembly lines of factories, producing tanks, trucks and munitions. The morale of the women remained high, as millions joined the Red Cross as volunteers to help soldiers and their families, and with rare exceptions, the women did not protest the draft.