She May Be a Bag of Trouble She May Be a Bag of Trouble

Contributor(s): The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection Language(s): English Format: Still image Subject(s): Sexually Transmitted Diseases Women Public Health Genre(s): Archival Materials Posters Slides (photographs) Abstract: This 1940 poster uses the same technique of featuring the heavily made-up, cigarette-smoking woman as a venereal disease carrier. Appealing to the soldier's interest in the eye-catching woman, the headline playfully warns "She may be. . . a bag of TROUBLE." The contrasts in color, font size, and capitalization draw the viewer's attention to the word "trouble" in an attempt to create an association between the word and the image. Below the warning, the inclusion of the words "syphilis-gonorrhea" further suggest to the viewer that this is not an appealing woman but a treacherous menace. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584655X21 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: VCBBCB Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X21 Archival Collection: Visual Culture and Health Posters (Profiles in Science)