![]() It was not long after the war ended that American women who had tasted the freedom of independence that factory work gave them were given the right to vote. It is not uncommon that the idea of women workers in factories brings a person’s mind to World War II, but it was the Great War that the number of women in factories truly began to increase. They were expected to produce at the same rate as the men, yet often times they were paid less for the same work. The women shared the same risks as their male counterparts and did the same work. Yet these women did more than just manual labor, they were also involved in production design, lab testing, drafting rooms, warehouse work, and driving trucks. They ran drill presses, did welding, operated cranes, used screw machines, and handled all manner of metal working equipment. There was a significant increase in the number of women employed in factories and these women filled in a number of roles. Once World War 1 began, this started to change. In the early 20th century, factory work was considered a man's job and few women were employed in the field. In the 1920-1940s compacts, powders and perfumes could be found with a "mask" theme.A female worker at the Colt Factory in Hartford, 1918. In San Francisco, a law was passed that anyone who was seen not wearing a face covering was subject to a fine that ranged from $5 to $100 and the possibility of 10 days in jail. Special flu police were often employed to round up children playing on the streets and sometimes even in their own backyards. ![]() There were fines against coughing, sneezing, spitting and neighbors talking to each other outside. The arrests for defying mask laws in 1918 confirmed that people did not want to change their behavior just because they were ordered to do so by the government. Advocates for masks in 2020 can use this historical lesson to argue that masks must be worn properly, or they will not achieve their objectives. Today, as in 1918, spreading the word that wearing a mask is not necessarily to prevent a healthy person from getting sick, but it prevents people who are already infected from spreading the virus through contact. The purpose of wearing a mask in 1918 was often misunderstood. The similarities and controversies between the 1918 Spanish flu and the 2020 virus are eerie. Below is an early 1800s vinaigrette designed as a harp. Vinaigrettes could also be used to hold a small cloth soaked with vinegar to help from fainting. When the user felt overwhelmed by unpleasant odors, they took a whiff and were instantly revived! The fragrances provided a relief from odors, but at the time it was thought to protect people from the plague as well as other diseases. Designed as a small container, usually in gold or sterling, the vinaigrette held a small cloth that was soaked with sweet aromatic perfumes or oils. We all know that while previous personal hygiene was not so thorough, it does remind us of some remedies used by the men and women during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries-the vinaigrette and pomander.īefore fragrance soaps and powders, people needed a way to mask the odors of the environment and often, themselves. Over the decades, hygiene has risen to a high priority in our society. Newspaper article / ad on proper hand washing.
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