I'm Proud... my husband wants me to do my part
A man in a suit rests his hands on the shoulders of a smiling woman in a headscarf, checked blouse and overalls, in front of a large American flag. The headline puts the endorsement in her voice, with 'wants' underlined, and sends viewers to the U.S. Employment Service. The pair are presented as ordinary married workers, and the husband's approval is offered as the reason to join.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1944
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- War Manpower Commission; John Newton Howitt (artist)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Recruit
- Themes
- Home front, Labor, Gender and suffrage
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
War Manpower Commission. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-390 (NAID 513841).
Text on the object
I'm Proud... my husband wants me to do my part SEE YOUR U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WAR MANPOWER COMMISSION [signature: John Newton Howitt] [imprint: U.S. Government Printing Office : 1944 - O - 592572]
