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Feminism During Ww2

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During World War II, feminism and female competence were at the forefront of debate in society. At the height of World War II, women’s role on the home front widened, and they experienced a radical transformation in both their work and leisure. Many women took on the responsibilities of their husbands in order to maintain society's economic structure. The idea that women were qualified enough to perform a man’s job created another moral panic that opposed the reality of a competent American woman. The effort to overturn the myth of the “inferior female body” received both a push and a pull from government propaganda of its time. Rosie the Riveter propaganda pushed a positive outlook on the changing woman, while other propaganda tried to convince
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