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Nara: Prologue Magazine: The Surprising George Washington ArticleNara: Prologue Magazine: The Surprising George Washington Article
Publisher
US National Archives
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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Articles
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1490L
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Nara: Prologue Magazine: The Surprising George Washington

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This lengthy article from the Prologue Magazine discusses the general state of food production in World War II. In particular the article focuses on thw Women's Land Army, women recruited from both farm and city to grow and harvest the nation's crops in the absence of farmers who were serving in the war. An interesting look at life on the home front.

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eleanor roosevelt

Additional Tags

agricultural workers, women on the home front, farm security administration, national farmer's union, office of war information, war food administration, women's land army (wla), farm labor shortage

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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