Title:

She May Look Clean--But

Date:

[ca. 1940]

Description:

This poster warned that even the perfect girl-next-door could not be trusted. In contrast to the cigarette-smoking, heavily made-up women in posters warning against exposure to prostitutes, this poster features an apparently average and conservatively dressed woman who might also pose a threat. Featured in the poster is the warning to all servicemen that "She May Look Clean--But pick-ups, good-time girls and prostitutes" could be possible carriers of infection. The underlying caption uses the persistent tactic of appealing to the soldier's sense of patriotism in urging them to protect themselves for the sake of the country: suggesting that, "You can't beat the Axis if you get VD.". NOTE: Slide of original poster image is blurry.

Original Repository:

The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection

Rights:

Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.

Disclaimer:

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Genre:

Posters
Slides (photographs)

Subject:

Women, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Public Health

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Juke Joint Sniper, 1942
She May Be a Bag of Trouble, 1940
Easy to Get. . ., 1940
Venereal Disease Covers the Earth, 1940

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection. 11611. Free Text. This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).. URL. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/ihm/. IHM Order Number. A025392

Legacy ID:

VCBBCF

NLM ID:

101584655X24

Profiles Collection:

Visual Culture and Health Posters

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X24

Story Section:

Infectious Disease