England's Heroines Are in Her Munition Plants 



Dressed in the familiar garb of the muni- 

 tions maker and wearing masks to protect 

 their nostrils from the noxious fumes of 

 high explosives, these workers are putting 

 the finishing touches on large shells 



Below are shown shells of eight different 

 sizes which England is using against her 

 enemies. A steel ring is placed in the nose 

 of each shell. By means of this, the shell 

 can easily be lifted with an ordinary hoist 



Crane girls in one of England's greatest 

 munition plants swinging to the floor 

 from their aerial posts, where they 

 operate a vast network of hoisting 

 machinery. More than eighty thou- 

 sand British women are now holding 

 positions occupied by men before 

 war altered industrial conditions 



