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Women During Ww2

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In the 1930’s the United States encountered the country’s most severe economic decline, The Great depression, caused by over confident banking structuring. The banking structure can be seen to be faulted over- indebtedness and deflation based on Irving Fisher theology. The crisis first surfaced due to the stock market crash of October 29th 1929 known as Black Tuesday. With the decline of industrial productivity falling 46%, unemployment rates rose 607% and foreign sales declined 70%. The country was poverty stricken and advancements such as construction and technologies nearly halted leaving the country at a near standstill. The country started recovering in the years before 1941 as the United States joined World War II alongside French …show more content…

The majority of woman worked within the household, keeping the home clean and orderly, tending to children and gardening. By being home bodies, wives heavily depended economically on their husbands in a male dominant work force. But, with husbands and well able men being conscribed into World War II women’s roles drastically changed. Much like World War I woman assumed male roles in the work force. In 1940, one year prior to US entry of the war men stood for 74.8% of the workforce while woman only made up 25.2% of labor. During the following years of 1941-1945 woman making up the work force raised to 29.2%. The increase of 4% employment does not in entirety reflect women’s roles changing. This percentage can have also been affected by the country trying to recover from the Great Depression. Not only did woman join the work force taking over conscripted men’s roles but, labored in war time productions, prosperity efforts and …show more content…

While the male dominated public sphere was redefined as the international stage of military action. It is estimated that 6.5 million women entered the labor force due to the war. Woman held jobs in many fields ranging from welders to propaganda poster artist. In 1944, 37% of all adult women were reported in the work force, but nearly 50% of all women were actually employed at some time during that year at the height of wartime production. The increase in women’s employment was said to be in part due to patriotism but also financial needs. Another point of encouragement to join and contribute to the work force was propaganda. The most popular propaganda for woman during World War II is the iconic Rosie the Riveter. The term "Rosie the Riveter" was first used in 1942 in a song Rosie the Riveter by Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb. Numerous bands covered the song increasing its popularity making the song a national sensation. The song portrays Rosie as an all American patriotic woman based off Canadian plant manufacturing worker Veronica Foster . Lyrics such as, “All the day long, whether rain or shine ,She's a part of the assembly line, She's making history, working for victory” encouraged woman to aid in the fight of the war and a way to work towards victory like their male counterparts. Other lyrics aimed to relate to woman like,

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As World War 2 progresses, we will see millions of males being drafted after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This created a lack of manpower in the workforce which women beginning to take the jobs that men usually before the war. As women move into the workforce during World War 2 they will experience inequality and discrimination. Despite the inequality and discrimination that women had to endure to while working during World War 2 was a good experience for women across America. Women entered the workforce open up many opportunities, “It had been long assumed women couldn't do those jobs -- engineering, other professions in the sciences, manufacturing jobs that had been considered men's work, things women were believed to be too weak to do” (kcts9.org).

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When the men went off to fight in World War II, women took over their jobs to aid the war effort by joining organisations which allowed the men to be recruited into the war as soldiers. For the

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Women contributions to the workforce rose from 24% in 1914 to 37% in 1918. Women had to take over all of the men’s jobs, the physical and financial burden of caring for families. These jobs included farming, deliveries, weaponry work, printing, teaching and shop assistants. The years during the war 1914-1918 were extremely busy and stressful for both the women and the children. Women’s organisations became very active during the time of the war.

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Women played an important roles during World War II throughout the world; they gave their time, energy, and some even gave their lives. The War also transformed women's roles in the workplace and society, but for many, it did not last forever. Many had to do work that men did before the war. However, most of the works needed professional and outstanding skills. Nearly 350,000 American women served in uniform, volunteering for numerous reserves and corps.

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Compared to World War 1 women’s roles drastically changed as they played a more active and important role in World War 2 than World War 1. During World War 1 women were expected to be 'housewives' or to do certain 'women's jobs', such as nursing, to be a domestic servant or a shop assistant. The government also discouraged the women who wanted to involve themselves in some kind of military services. However, in World War 2 it soon became clear that the war was going to demand much more than the government had expected. This changed the world of work for women forever.

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Women all across the country transformed from average housewives, into a individual with a voice and most importantly a purpose. Prior to war, there was approximately 8.1 million unemployed workers in the US; once America joined the war in 1941, the unemployment rate plummeted to 5.5 million as citizens scrambled to find jobs (document 3). Although, it was not always a piece of cake working, workers made immense sacrifices for their country that went unnoticed. It was not uncommon for employees to experience hostility at the workplace; multitudes of people were not open-minded of the idea of women taking jobs that were once occupied by white men. Other issues women and minorities experienced while on the job was unfair wages, FDR urged business owners to pay men and women equally, nevertheless numerous business owners ignored his pleas.

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Many men were drafted into the military in order support the war, leaving their families behind to take on the jobs that had to be filled in order to satisfy total war. Women and Minorities took up the jobs drafted men once held in order to support themselves and their families. Rosie the Riveter and Wendy the Welder became symbols for woman in the workplace. Along with slogans like “We can Do It!” these ideas would lead to a change in gender roles permanently, with woman no longer just taking care of the domestic challenges, but were now working in factories and other industry.

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Shortly after the men started leaving to go into war women began to break away from their traditional house roles. Due to the men leaving for the war, the work force started to decrease. Women began to fill mens shoes in jobs such as bank clerks, ticket sellers, chauffeurs, elevator operators, etc. as a result. Labor Unions were adamant that women not work in the factories.

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After the War1 Women were expected to give way to men returning from the forces and return to pre-war ‘women’s work’.2 The assumption that ‘a woman’s place is in the home’ returned.3 The percentage of women at work returned to pre-war levels.4 More women than before worked in offices. 21. After the War5 Shorter skirts and hair became fashionable.6 Women went out with men without a chaperone.7 Women smoked and wore make-up in public for the first time.8 in 1919: being female or married was no longer allowed to disqualify someone from holding a job in the professions or civil

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In the British Commonwealth, for example, women were recruited and volunteered to work in various sectors on the home front. The British success in the Second World War is a result of the sudden introduction of women workers into the many civilian wartime industries. A portion of the new women workforce worked jobs relating to agriculture. While many women were conscripted to work, many actually volunteered to work.

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The war had provided a variety of employment opportunities for women and the most common job for women was at home, working in factories and filling in positions for their husbands, fathers, and brothers in their absence. Although the highest demand for workers were in previously male-dominated

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The years of the war was tiring and strenuous not only for the soldiers at war, but also for the women who were toughing it out on the home front. After clocking in long hours at the factory building machines and vehicles needed for the war, they still had to perform their household duties. But, many were happy and willing to do so, as working outside of their homes and helming jobs that they never did before was how women showed their patriotism for their country. Women had to maintain the industrial as well as the agricultural sectors in order to ensure that the American society could continue to function, and to help the allies in the war (“Brock, J., Dickey, J. W., Harker, R., & Lewis, C”, 2015). New opportunities were also made available for women in white-collar sectors.

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In “Women at Work,” an article adapted from the work of La Verne Bradley published in the August 1944 edition of National Geographic Magazine, the strength and perseverance of women during war times is explored. Prior to World War II, the workplace was seen as “a no woman’s land” (Bradley, 144, p. 83). During World War II woman began filling their men’s’ shoes more than ever before as they filed into factories (Bradley, 1944, p. 83). “At the same time [as preparing and helping their country with the war], [women] worked hard to keep their homes or set up new ones” (Bradley, 1944, p. 75). Men’s’ Attitudes

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IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF SOURCES The focus of this investigation will be “To what extent was the cause of the switch of men to women being in the work force and face of propaganda in World War II?” Men were faced to go to war and women had to stay behind and essentially, do the job that the men had left behind. In which, women did not have the right to work and were supposed to stay home and be the housewife’s, but during this time period things took a switch, in which made it possible for women to start working. They had the opportunity to join the navy, army, and marines and even become doctors, nurses and many more careers.

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In a more recent history, the changing economy alongside the rise of feminism and the breakthrough of birth control, resulted in the swap over of gendered household duties. Consequently, this has also impacted fathers’ roles in the household. Another factor which resulted in the shift of gendered roles was the absence of male workers who became soldiers during the Second World War, which required women to fill the traditional manufacture jobs previously held by men. The war industry also created many new manufacturing opportunities which has continued long after the end of the war and has not declined. Studies indicate that between 1948 and 2001, the percentage of employed women, or women seeking work nearly doubled.

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