Show 1942 Date Book These dates changed the lives of American women in 1942 Feb Teh 10 Nylon to-Nylon Nylon was frozen froze to stocking ers t April 8 W 8 W P B froze femmine fern fem mine silhouette with order L April 28 28 0 O P A fixed price ceilings on virtually everything everything ev ev- cry thing Americans eat cat wear weal and use at levels levels' prevalent in March May lay 6 wide Nation sugar augar ugar rationing began May lay 12 Congress 12 Congress p pal passed a a a e d bill creating W A A Ca May 15 Mrs Hobby named to head W A A Cs Jul July 30 30 President President Roosevelt signed measure creating W WAVES A V E S. S Aug S 3 Dr Mildred McAfee sworn in to head WAVES Sept 25 War 25 War labor board gave women Job equality equal equal pay for equal equa work Sept 26 Wa W a r department announced army nurses can get permission to wed and retain jobs after mar mar- Oct 10 Ranks to-Ranks Ranks of c co coast coastguard o a s B t guard reserves opened to I women to fill shore Jobs 1 Oct 27 27 President President Roosevelt signed bill to give same ame pay to W A A Cs as that a of or men in the regular j army 4 9 Nov No 2 Seven 2 Seven women elected elected elected elect elect- ed to serve In next session of house Nov 20 S 20 S P PARS PAR A R S made off of- fAcial designation of the the coast guard women's rev re- serve Nov 28 28 wide coffee rationing began Nov 28 28 women in in inU U. U S S. S filling war Jobs says says says' 0 OWL W I De Dee Dec 1 wide Nationwide gasoline gasoline gasoline gaso gaso- line rationing began 3 Dec 1 Fir First s t W A A Cs i 1 reach London 4 |