> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Reference:: Way, Jennifer. “Prolegomena for World War I craft therapy for American injured soldiers and Reconstruction Aides.” In Bose, C. and Mohsini, M. edited *Encountering Craft: Methodological Approaches from Anthropology, Art History, and Design*, Routledge, pp. 93-113, 2023. > Date:: 2023 > Tags:: #warp #USA > WeftLinks:: [[Equity value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft provides empowerment for women]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Women played a role in craft therapy for US soldiers during World War 1. ### Highlights  Beyond missionary upliftment, Jennifer Way’s research on the deployment of craft therapy for convalescing American soldiers during World War I by women ‘reconstruction aides’ reveals the use of craft within an aesthetics of collective care and rehabilitation.