World War II began in 1939, shaking the structures of the world. It brought in a new era of technology and strategy. However; not only was the impact of the war changing the face of Europe and the Pacific, it led to lasting affects on the home front, when America joined the war in 1941. One example would be that women invaded the factories and workplaces. Two sources that address this are “Dressed to work for Uncle Sam” and “Women Study Blueprint Reading”. Women were ready and willing to take over jobs that men would primarily do, while the men were away fighting. Women were ready to learn how to work in factories and due to this their fashion changed. Women needed clothing that would not get caught in the machines and they also needed
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The title of the article is “Women are Learning Shop” and it is written by Jeanne Pritchett(a woman). The women are taking courses on how to prepare them for the work force. They needed to acquire knowledge, so the companies were still making money and so that women would not get injured in the workplace. The article also talks about how the women are wives and mother (and how many children they have). They are showing how the women only have lives that revolve around their families and the house and now they have to learn new …show more content…
Women were second-class citizens at the start of the war. Women faced discrimination in the job market, and had many positions closed to them. People did not want women working for them. They were not seen as people who could get the job done, they were seen as only housewives and mothers, nothing more. Women were not seen as actual people. In jobs they could find, they usually earned less than men (which women still do to this day). But then the huge productive effort that began in 1940 gave women the chance to do industrial work. As millions of men entered the military services, the government and the work industry waged a campaign, with posters of “Rosie the Riveter,” to get women to work in the factories and the workforce. “Rosie the Riveter” was a propaganda poster urging women to join the workforce. Men can do it so women can too. For the first time women were working in the industries of America. As men were shipped out to fight in Europe and the Pacific, millions of women marched into factories, offices, and military bases to work in paying jobs and in roles reserved for men in peacetime. Women were finally dependent on themselves; for once they could support the household. Most of the work in industry was related to the war, such as radios for airplanes and shells for guns. Women took on roles such as gun makers, plumbers, nurses, and ship makers(American Women in World War
The title of the article is “Women are Learning Shop” and it is written by Jeanne Pritchett(a woman). The women are taking courses on how to prepare them for the work force. They needed to acquire knowledge, so the companies were still making money and so that women would not get injured in the workplace. The article also talks about how the women are wives and mother (and how many children they have). They are showing how the women only have lives that revolve around their families and the house and now they have to learn new …show more content…
Women were second-class citizens at the start of the war. Women faced discrimination in the job market, and had many positions closed to them. People did not want women working for them. They were not seen as people who could get the job done, they were seen as only housewives and mothers, nothing more. Women were not seen as actual people. In jobs they could find, they usually earned less than men (which women still do to this day). But then the huge productive effort that began in 1940 gave women the chance to do industrial work. As millions of men entered the military services, the government and the work industry waged a campaign, with posters of “Rosie the Riveter,” to get women to work in the factories and the workforce. “Rosie the Riveter” was a propaganda poster urging women to join the workforce. Men can do it so women can too. For the first time women were working in the industries of America. As men were shipped out to fight in Europe and the Pacific, millions of women marched into factories, offices, and military bases to work in paying jobs and in roles reserved for men in peacetime. Women were finally dependent on themselves; for once they could support the household. Most of the work in industry was related to the war, such as radios for airplanes and shells for guns. Women took on roles such as gun makers, plumbers, nurses, and ship makers(American Women in World War