"Two Girls I Know What to Meet You in the Worst Way"

1940 two girls i know.jpg

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"Two Girls I Know What to Meet You in the Worst Way"

Description

This poster conveys that prostitution spreads venereal disease to servicemen. A soldier is labeled "The Young, The Brave, The Strong." The woman speaking is labeled prostitution. Behind her stand two female figures with skeletal faces identified as syphilis and gonorrhea.

Source

American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, American Social Health Association Posters, World War II circa 1940-1943 Box Oversize flat 1 and map case drawer 11, http://purl.umn.edu/62430.

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C.D. Batchelor, artist and ASHA, “"Two Girls I Know What to Meet You in the Worst Way",” Venereal Disease Visual History Archive, accessed December 8, 2024, https://vdarchive.newmedialab.cuny.edu/items/show/117.

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