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Food: Secret of the Peace
1945, director: Stuart Legg
Critical food shortages in the war's aftermath posed a...
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Train Busters
1944, director: Sydney Newman
An Allied bombing raid on Nazi transport links is...
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Corvette Port Arthur
1943, director: Joris Ivens
Corvettes, ships closely identified with Canada's wartime...
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Labour Front
1943
Almost 700,000 French citizens worked as forced labour in...
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Reportages nº 45
1943
Thousands of Canadian women got involved in wartime...
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Tomorrow's World
1943
Evoking a bright new tomorrow was key in mobilizing support...
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Wings on Her Shoulder
1943, director: Jane Marsh
Thousands of women were keen to join Canada's WWII military...
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Wings on Her Shoulder
1943, director: Jane Marsh
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Wings on Her Shoulder
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Excerpt  (2:12) 1943, director: Jane Marsh
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Images of the RCAF Women's Division emphasize women's wartime achievements within traditional male jobs. Praised for assuming "direct participation in the nation's destiny," women are told to expect an active role in the post-war civilian workforce. However, official propaganda changed its tune with regard to women once the war actually ended and servicemen returned in large numbers.

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The Woman's Division of the Royal Canadian Air Force of 1943 is 9000 strong, an able corps trained for service at home and overseas. We gain a glimpse of their arduous physical training and their work in a variety of fields. Their aim is to prepare themselves for an important role in the flying field after the war, when Canada's civil air power will prove an essential factor in the air communications of peace-time civilization.