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Wrens Recruiting Advertisement

This 1958 newspaper advertisement targets women as recruits for the Wrens, the women's service of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).

In addition to the primary image of a woman in uniform, the advertisement also uses a picture of one of the navy's new destroyers as a background. Originally established in 1942 during the Second World War, the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service had been disbanded in 1946. Initially re-established as part of the naval reserves in 1951, in 1955 the Wrens became part of the RCN's regular force.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19760601-003