WWII WRENCHES FOR WENCHES EARRINGS

$39.95 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

In 1940 Elizabeth Hawes, the dress designer, worked a night shift at an airplane factory. Her book Why Women Cry or Wrenches for Wenches tells of her experience. Hawes was also a union organizer, a champion of gender equality, and a political activist.  Finish: Solid brass, electro-plated with non-tarnishing silver finish, Swarovski glass beads, ear wires are hypo-allergenicDimensions: Hangs approx. 1.75"