Culver City,
California
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By, For, and About Women in Civil Defense
Date Made: 1956
Country: United States
Materials: paper; metal
Measurements: 25.5 cm x 19.5 cm; 10 1/16 in x 7 11/16 in; 25.5 cm x 39 cm; 10 1/16 in x 15 3/8 in
A copy of a newsletter titled "By, For, and About Women in Civil Defense" that features an article by Major George Fielding Eliot that was originally published in the magazine Family Circle. The article is titled "Suppose your house goes dead" and it explains what to do if you lose access to power and water in your home during an emergency. Eliot describes the roll of women, specificaly mothers, in the planning and execution of civil defense preparedness procedures.
Accession Number: 2006.219.009
