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- Rosie, Wendy, and Government Girls: The women behind the war
Women who had not worked outside of the home applied for defense jobs; others who had only worked in domestic service left for better paying positions in the war industry Today, we often associate the women workers during World War II with the popular symbol Rosie the Riveter—and with good reason
- Women in the Work Force during World War II | National Archives
Women have always worked outside the home but never before in the numbers or with the same impact as they did in World War II Prior to the war, most of the women that did work were from the lower working classes and many of these were minorities
- How World War II Empowered Women - HISTORY
It’s estimated that up to six million women joined the civilian workforce during World War II in both white and blue-collar jobs, such as: streetcar operators taxi drivers
- History At a Glance: Women in World War II
American women played important roles during World War II, both at home and in uniform Not only did they give their sons, husbands, fathers, and brothers to the war effort, they gave their time, energy, and some even gave their lives
- Women in World War II - Wikipedia
Women took on many different roles during World War II, including as combatants and workers on the home front [1] The war involved global conflict on an unprecedented scale; the absolute urgency of mobilizing the entire population made the expansion of the role of women inevitable, although the particular roles varied from country
- Women in World War II - U. S. National Park Service
Millions of women did work in shipyards and factories during World War II They labored as welders, machinists, and (of course) riveters Women also drove trucks, cleaned houses, flew planes, organized fundraisers, treated patients, grew crops, broke codes, and took care of children
- World War II: 1939-1945 - Striking Women
Explain the impact World War II had on women in work Describe the inequalities that continued during WWII in relation to women's wages in comparison to men's wages Evaluate how these inequalities and impacts led to the growth of women workers' movements
- Women of World War II: Women in the Workplace - ThoughtCo
During World War II the percentage of American women who worked outside the home at paying work increased from 25% to 36% More married women, more mothers, and more minority women found jobs than had before the war
- Women Ordnance Workers - National Archives
During World War II some three million women worked in war plants across the United States Working women were vital to the war effort, as the loss of men to military service left a workforce shortage in many areas
- The incredible roles women undertook during WWII
One of the most significant areas that women played an essential role was in various resistance movements during World War II Operating undercover, they often took on dangerous and covert tasks that harmed and harassed occupying forces
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