Beware of Female Spies
During World War I, the U.S. Navy created a sign to warn its personnel of the threat posed by "inquisitive women".
By World War II, the sign was considered an odd curiosity, but it inspired a number of news photos of women reading the sign with interest.
By World War II, the sign was considered an odd curiosity, but it inspired a number of news photos of women reading the sign with interest.
source: Temple University Library
Shreveport Times - Mar 26, 1939
The Missoulian - Apr 2, 1939
Comments
I’ve heard that women have clever ways of “securing information” from men...
Posted by Brian on 12/02/19 at 08:36 PM
Notice the minor shift in wordage used in security propaganda campaigns one hundred years later:
If You Hear Something,
If You See Something,
Then Say Something.
The psychology remains the same ...
And loose lips sink ships.
If You Hear Something,
If You See Something,
Then Say Something.
The psychology remains the same ...
And loose lips sink ships.
Posted by KDP on 12/02/19 at 09:17 PM
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