Original Item: Only One Available. During World War I, the Young Christian Women's Association (YWCA) advocated for gender equality in the civilian workforce in respect to fair wages and access to work. While many employers embraced women in the workforce during the war, many preferred single women without children. The YWCA established programs to support women from various positions in life, by providing training, housing and advocacy.

This is a beautiful original early Clarence Underwood military & telecommunications world war one poster depicts a woman worker at her switchboard, just behind the western front. The use of the telephone in a war situation was a new event in this time period.

This poster demonstrates the significance of the female workforce during the war effort. The slogan “Back Our Girls Over There” was used in a variety of posters and campaigns during 1918.

It is also advertising for the United War Work Campaign (UWWC), a fund raising effort which combined the forces of the YWCA, YMCA, American Library Association, Knights of Columbus, Jewish Welfare Board, Catholic Welfare Council and the Salvation Army. The UWWC raised money to support both the war effort, and the troops and their families after the Armistice in 1918.

The YWCA is the oldest and largest women's organization in the United States. In addition to advocating for women workers, YWCA also coordinated and provided relief services during the war in conjunction with the Red Cross and Salvation Army.

This 27 ½” x 21” is in lovely condition for being over 100 years old! There is some minor wear and tearing to the edges but the message and image is still very clear. The poster was mounted on a thick poster board to help better preserve it.

This is a wonderful WW1 YWCA poster and would pair nicely with any WW1 telecommunications collections. Comes ready to display!