Jack Delano's great picture illustrates how the women of the US stepped forward during World War II to help keep the economy moving.
March is Women's History Month and I wanted to take the last day of the month to honor those who served in World War II. Male and Female, on the front lines and at home in the Roundhouse.
All their sacrafices made victory possible for the US in World War II.
(Picture caption: Women workers employed as wipers in the roundhouse having lunch in their rest room, C. & N.W. R.R. /Library of Congress)
