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title: '"I''m in this war too!" Women''s Army Corps'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/im-in-this-war-too-wac-1944/
description: 'Women''s Army Corps recruiting poster: a uniformed woman in an Army cap points to a service flag with a blue star.'
section: Collection
---

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# "I'm in this war too!" Women's Army Corps

Women's Army Corps recruiting poster: a uniformed woman in an Army cap points to a service flag with a blue star, under the headline 'I'm in this war too!'. The blue star, a symbol of a family member in service, is used to link a woman's own enlistment to that household connection (transfer).

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
"I'm in this war too!"
If you want to be in this war, ask your postmaster for
the free post card that will bring you information on the
WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS
ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES
[signature:] Stuart Graves
[imprint:] P-76 RPB-5-4-44-200M
```

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