Gee!! I wish I were a man, I'd join the Navy Be a man and do it

Title

Gee!! I wish I were a man, I'd join the Navy Be a man and do it

Subject

American Propaganda in WW1

Description

[ID: Poster showing a young woman in a Navy uniform with text that reads, "Gee!! I wish I were a man, I'd join the Navy. Be a man and do it." /end ID]

Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by the American government and media  
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive, behavioral 
Shaping Perceptions: language ("join" "Navy" "be a man"), image (girl in uniform)
Achieve a Response: positive perception and sentiment towards male duty that leads to enlistment

Source

Christy, Howard Chandler, Artist. Gee!! I wish I were a man, I'd join the Navy Be a man and do it - United States Navy recruiting station / Christy. United States, 1917. Photograph. Accessed February 2022. https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.40824/

Original Format

Image

Physical Dimensions

423x640

Files

service-pnp-ppmsca-40800-40824r.jpg

Citation

“Gee!! I wish I were a man, I'd join the Navy Be a man and do it,” American History of Propaganda, accessed November 19, 2024, https://ahop.reclaim.hosting/items/show/20.