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1940s During a time of war and rebuilding, the Forties were known as the Atomic Age for their advancements in nuclear science. In the early 1940s, rations on food and clothing were enforced during the war. Men were sent overseas to fight, while women were taught to become very thrifty with their family clothing allowances. Classes were held to teach women how to patch clothing, which led to an influx of wartime quilt making. These quilts for soldiers fighting in WWII, consisted of scrap fabric and sometimes the creator of the quilt even notated the city in which they were made.


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