Effective industrial use of women in the defense program [electronic resource].

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Title	Effective industrial use of women in the defense program [electronic resource].
Item Number	l0080
Creator (Corporate)	United States. Women's Bureau.
Government Publisher	U. S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau; U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	1940
Physical Description	ii, 22 p. ; 24 cm.
Series	Special Bulletin of the Women's Bureau ; no. 1
Notes	Prepared in cooperation with the Labor Advisory Committee on Standards for the Employment of Women in the Defense Program, representing: Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; International Association of Machinists; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers of America; National Women's Trade Union League; Steel Workers Organizing Committee; Textile Workers Union of America; United Automobile Workers of America; United Rubber Workers of America--ii.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographic references.
Table of Contents	Physical characteristics of the job must be suited to woman's physique -- Safety assures continuous production -- Women require special protection where industrial poisons are used -- The fine work many women perform calls for special lighting -- Seats are vitally important for women workers -- General plant sanitation and safety is essential -- Practical work clothing for women prevents injury -- Moderate hours of work result in quality and quantity production -- Minimum-wage standards and prevailing-wage standards should be maintained -- Training and employment policies should be adjusted to women's needs -- Industrial home work should be prohibited on Government contracts.
Summary	Experience gained by the Women's Bureau in studying the successful employment of women during the first World War and in the 20 years thereafter is a guide for the participation of women in the defense industries to be expanded in the months ahead... In no country during the World War did the early patriotic enthusiasm, which led to long hours and strenuous work under adverse working conditions, turn out precision implements in quantities necessary for warfare. Nor could such enthusiasm maintain quantity production when harmful working conditions gradually undermined workers' health. The defense program, calling for speed, quality, and quantity of production, can be attained and maintained over an extended period only when working conditions leading to fatigue, discomfort, ill health, or accident are leiminated. The following factors have been found of utmost importance in a program aimed to secure successful production in part through the employment of women workers. They represent general standards, but for some of the particular industries in a defense program further provisions are also essential, and continual investigation and consultation in necessary.--p. 1-2.
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Women--Employment--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Women--Employment--Government policy--United States. Women employees--United States. Women--Health and hygiene--United States. Defense industries--United States. Governmental investigations--United States. Research, Industrial--United States.
Gov Doc Classification	L 13.10:1
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	l0080.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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