The "New" Woman

In this photo, women woodworkers drill holes in airplane wings.  Planes for the Great War are made from spruce, logged by the Army west of Port Angeles. Factory work afforded women the opportunity to sharpen their skills and support themselves. 

Washington enacts Prohibition in 1916, but Anna frequents Joe's Speakeasy for the occasional glass of beer. Political pressure from the Anti-Saloon League furthers women's suffrage, but the country suffers during Prohibition. 

      
  During the Great War, nine million women participate in the civilian workforce. Women also join the military in non-combat roles such as clerks, radio operators, truck drivers, nurses, ordnance workers, mechanics, and cryptographers.