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Show 1 -AMAZONS Women Employed in New Role As Men March to Battlefield & w A t -- r j is- , x z if k;1 -: : :-4 , VSSSy ; iAs V? ' nJ iiriiMWiiBrmifaf -am-.? ..Jt . Ja4skJ War is no longer a man's busi- V -"" ncss exclusively. The Lnited -' ' - "s I J States is almost the only major W"" N -i, jT power uhich has not drafted women to perform some mili- V Jjs tary duty formerly left to men. jy x Women now fly, drive ambu- J-t--s!& lances and carry rifles, ready lo i.4y ' N "f sj0H take their places on the battle- J1 ' Jf field. Above: Two members of X? r s I England's uomen's ambulance f ? J ' corps are shown in uniform as f" 'k t ? jf xiF 1 they canvassed for recruits dur- A? i. ' irfT " i s ing London's first national de- W ' fjaf$ ' fense display. Later, nhen war $ i tT j"" $ actually came, Britain's women t J J J 1 ? i took over many men's jobs. At ? fl ! Vj I !? 1t x 1 right: One of the many women i if jf "1 Soviet Russia is training for air UV , 1 (1 "I defense work. kJ?L "t lJ W ar is no longer a man's business busi-ness exclusively. The Lnited States is almost the only major power which has not drafted women to perform some military mili-tary duty formerly left to men. Women now fly, drive ambulances ambu-lances and carry rifles, ready to take their places on the battlefield. battle-field. Above: Two members of England's women's ambulance corps are shown in uniform as they canvassed for recruits during dur-ing London's first national defense de-fense display. Later, when war actually came, Britain's women took over many men's jobs. At right: One of the many women Soviet Russia is training for air defense work. f ? s? v' i- ' ,- M l - 'c - x i: 'a4 - v-l- . "S 'v: . a - " " v ymr S v xxx v3 v w I r I , tf' -a ? fc ! E t( S "Jf ' ifjfriiiiii.fnM, j ' I "1 4L During celebration of patri- I 1 otlc ays in Paris (above), I J" & Nb. French women showed what rfVM-v s rt the women of the world favor ' tV 'n lcay f attlre now that f f?' li I uar is here again. These wom- I 1 - I en ar members of a home de- I ' fense unit. At the left: Two I Turkish girl fliers icho took 't , Part n tne flight of a squadron iV"C V- v'v i of bombing planes from Istan. M , AV ! hul to the capitals of Europe t " j N , a few months ago. Command- ' " v,i SrouP is Lieut. Sabiha w1. I Guehtchcn, adopted daughter -,xv, J f tJ,e '"'e President Ataturk. During celebration of patriotic patri-otic days in Paris (above), French women showed what the women of the world favor in the ivay of attire now that war is here again. These women wom-en are members of a home defense de-fense unit. At the left: Two Turkish girl fliers ivho took part in the flight of a squadron of bombing planes from Istanbul Istan-bul to the capitals of Europe a few months ago. Commanding Command-ing the group is Lieut. Sabiha Guehtchcn, adopted daughter of the late President Ataturk. |