The United States after staying out of World War II at the beginning was forced into the war due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan. Men in the United States were sent to war to battle for our freedoms. So with this, who stepped up? The women. Women transitioned from being stay at home moms, the majority of the workforce, to staying in the workforce permanently. (Thesis) To begin, women before the war were primarily stay at home mothers or non-physical workers. Many women married at ages ranging from sixteen to twenty during this time and raised children at home. They spent their days raising children and doing housekeeping chores. Daughters were raised to do the same things the mothers did. If the women were not married, they would take jobs that excluded …show more content…
Next women during the war had to pick up the slack the men left behind when a portion of them went to war. Women took on all jobs such as manufacturing, farming, management, and the jobs they held before. Many women helped manufacture war objects such as tanks, jets, ships, and much more. Without the main ¨breadwinner¨ in the family, someone had to put food on the table. With the men leaving, a majority of women had to step into that role. They also produced food for many soldiers overseas with planing foods such as potatoes, tomatoes, and many other fruits and vegetables. Overall, without the women during war time, we may not have been successful in our victory. Lastly, what happened when the men returned? Many women liked their roles and were reluctant to go back to their former roles. Although the men had to have jobs when they came back. So women and men were integrated into the workforce together for the first time. Rather than delegating women and men to certain jobs, both genders did many jobs. It was not that it was against any law for women to hold certain jobs, it was just expected or assumed they were not capable. Boy did they prove the