Eleanor Roosevelt's Contribution To Ww2

The mid-20th century was a time of great change for American and British women. As World War 2 began, many men were enlisted into the military to protect and sever their country. They were sent overseas, and many did not return home. However, while they were away, there was still work needed to be done on the home front. Women had made a huge contribution to this, and this notion usually goes unnoticed. American and British women were not the only women who contributed to the war. Those over in Germany had their own version of contributing which was different, but also had important reasoning to it.

As previously mentioned, American women contributed significantly while the men were at war. Before the war commenced, women and girls had domestic

As a first lady, she was recognized for her encouragement for female contribution during the war. Many looked up to Eleanor for her passion and desire of social justice. As one of the most important females during this era, Eleanor Roosevelt too contributed to the war efforts when the United States entered into World War 2, after the Pearl Harbour Attacks. When she realized the important contributions British women were making, she pushed for American women to do the same. She encouraged women to participate in the defence industry, as well as supported the needs of the troops. Eleanor Roosevelt refused to have the social stigma of being a woman hold her back from fighting against gender

From when Hitler came into power in 1933, he made it clear that the place for women was in their home and their job was to have children. He encouraged this notion by giving out loans to girls who married young. The loan of 1000 Marks would not have to be paid back in full if the woman had children. Having four children meant that the loan would not have to be paid back at all. The reasoning behind this was that Hitler was trying to grow a larger population. His dogmatic position was that more baby boys meant more young men to be groomed into soldiers, and baby girls meant more young mothers. It is now known that ever since Hitler came into power, he was secretly trying to grow his military, and this was just one of his ways to do