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Woman operating a welding machine (considered a "man's job"), Philadelphia, USA, WW1, 1918 (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think part of it was to enforce the "stay at home wife" culture as well.

[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah, that was a big aspiration for the middle-class, which skilled professionals (like welders) would often attempt to include themselves in.