Women during World War 2

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Women during World War 2
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What did they do when the war started

• Victory gardens
• Volunteer (Red Cross, USO)
• Nurses
• WASP
• WAC
• WAVES
• First time many women worked outside the home

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WASP

• Women Airforce Service Pilots
• Flew as pilots in the airforce
• Allowed men to serve as combat pilots

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WAVES

• Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
• Navy
• Clerical work
• Did not accept African Americans right away

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WACS

• Womens Army Corps
• Womens branch of the Army
• Controversy
• Eisenhower U.S would not have won the war
  without them

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Rosie the Riveter

• Represented women who worked in the factories
• After the image was released, more women worked
  in the factories
• Gave women a sense of accomplishment-helping the
  war effort

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New Stresses

• Had to combine being home with working
• Taking care of the home life
• Dishes
• Laundry
• Meals
• Day cares were not established

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After the War

• Many will return home, men will go back to work
• Many would have liked to remain working
• 1970s will see another major influx of working
  women