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During the 1940s, Canadian women stepped into roles that reshaped the nation — and their beauty routines. Whether serving in the CWAC (Canadian Women’s Army Corps), the RCAF Women’s Division, or the WRCNS (Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service), women were expected to maintain discipline, professionalism, and a very specific standard of grooming. Uniform regulations wereContinue reading “Women in Uniform: Beauty Standards of the CWAC, RCAF, and WRCNS”