1. Q. Describe the changing work roles of women and domestic servants during World War II.
While women and servants have always had many roles to which they played in the home, as well as society; the war was no different in terms of their changing worlds. During World War II many women and servants faced unforeseen changes in their work roles, such as entering into the working class, becoming self-sufficient; and fulfilling their equal rights as women. These women were called upon to take on a whole new aspect of life, while their husbands were called way to serve their duty; filling jobs in the fields, mills, and engineering fields. Even though women and servants were taught to take on those new roles; the United States Department of labor created women groups to segregate these roles in 1942. Another …show more content…
Now giving these women a new outlook on life; and something to finally be a part of; known now as the working class.
However, over a short period of time their rights were abolished and freedom became a dream, for the men had come back to fill these roles as previous in the past, causing their Civil Rights to be taken; and equality to become diminished. Resulting in a majority of these servants and woman positions in society to be taken over by men once more. Now that these men had made their way back home, causing these women to now feel betrayed and unappreciated; for the roles and daily attributes these women and servants were expected to portray such as household chores, caring for the children, the elderly; and wifely duties. This is because during World War II women had to take on so much more than what they were a custom too, like becoming the sole breadwinner; something that was unheard of until the war broke out. Before World War II, men were the sole
While women and servants have always had many roles to which they played in the home, as well as society; the war was no different in terms of their changing worlds. During World War II many women and servants faced unforeseen changes in their work roles, such as entering into the working class, becoming self-sufficient; and fulfilling their equal rights as women. These women were called upon to take on a whole new aspect of life, while their husbands were called way to serve their duty; filling jobs in the fields, mills, and engineering fields. Even though women and servants were taught to take on those new roles; the United States Department of labor created women groups to segregate these roles in 1942. Another …show more content…
Now giving these women a new outlook on life; and something to finally be a part of; known now as the working class.
However, over a short period of time their rights were abolished and freedom became a dream, for the men had come back to fill these roles as previous in the past, causing their Civil Rights to be taken; and equality to become diminished. Resulting in a majority of these servants and woman positions in society to be taken over by men once more. Now that these men had made their way back home, causing these women to now feel betrayed and unappreciated; for the roles and daily attributes these women and servants were expected to portray such as household chores, caring for the children, the elderly; and wifely duties. This is because during World War II women had to take on so much more than what they were a custom too, like becoming the sole breadwinner; something that was unheard of until the war broke out. Before World War II, men were the sole