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How They Saw Us: Wings on Her Shoulder

1977 11 min
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This is a 1943 recruitment film. Although it specifically promises women jobs in post-war aviation, its primary message is that women fulfill support positions "so that men might fly."

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How They Saw Us: Wings on Her Shoulder

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This is a 1943 recruitment film. Although it specifically promises women jobs in post-war aviation, its primary message is that women fulfill support positions "so that men might fly."

National Security and Defence
Women
Work and Labour Relations
All subjects
  • director
    Ann Pearson
  • series director
    Ann Pearson
  • series producer
    Yuki Yoshida
  • series executive producer
    Kathleen Shannon

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