. Women and war work . Cleaning a Locomotive. Women As Carriage Cleaners Woman-power for Man-power 95 As the months went on women began to beabsorbed more and more into industry. Menwere going into the army ceaselessly, our warneeds were growing greater and our womenfound work opening out more and more. TheWomens Service Bureau had been opened withina week of the outbreak of war and had donevaluable work in placing women, before theBoard of Trade issued its first official appeal towomen, additional to those already in industry,to volunteer for War Service. It was sent outby Mr. Runciman, Presi
. Women and war work . Cleaning a Locomotive. Women As Carriage Cleaners Woman-power for Man-power 95 As the months went on women began to beabsorbed more and more into industry. Menwere going into the army ceaselessly, our warneeds were growing greater and our womenfound work opening out more and more. TheWomens Service Bureau had been opened withina week of the outbreak of war and had donevaluable work in placing women, before theBoard of Trade issued its first official appeal towomen, additional to those already in industry,to volunteer for War Service. It was sent outby Mr. Runciman, President of the Board ofTrade, and read as follows: The President of the Board of Tradewishes to call attention to the fact that inthe present emergency, if the full fightingpower of the nation is to be put forth on thefield of battle, the full working power ofthe nation must be made available to carryon its essential trades at home. Already,in certain important occupations there arenot enough men and women to do the work. 96 Women and War Work
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