USA: Shipbuilders: As the United States sent millions of men to war, the country’s mills, factories and workshop needed replacement workers. Women, who traditionally had only been employed in ‘gender suitable’ roles such as admin or waitressing, were suddenly expected to fill the roles left vacant by men. FASCINATING photos from the Second World War show how invaluable women were to the United States’ war effort – with millions of women picking up the jobs their partners, brothers, sons and fathers had left behind to fight for their country. Remarkable shots, many of them never published before, show industrious women employed as shipbuilders, railroad staff, and steel workers. Another remarkable shot shows a female labourer donning a plastic bra, a device which purported to help prevent chest-related accidents in the workplace. Mediadrumimages/PublicDomain,Image: 469320872, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no