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Cat being given a checkup before qualifying as a ship's cat for the US Navy, WW2, 1943 (europe.pub)

submitted 2 weeks ago by PugJesus@piefed.social to c/cat@lemmy.world

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dude, this clearly says 1943. Those people were on their way to fight nazis.

Also, that woman looks like some type of veterinary assistant or nurse. Definitely not a domestic housewife. If that's all you see when you see old photos of women, then you're sexist and need to check yourself.