Women were allowed the opportunity to serve in Military Conflicts during the Span of the American Revolution. However, it was not until World War II, (September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945) when it was decided that Women would be allowed to officially serve in the Military. During this phase, Women were used to serve in different capacities to assist with certain areas of operations, such as Nurses, Cooks, and Communications Representatives. These positions were labeled as “gender appropriate roles “for women resulting in being nicknamed “Camp Followers”. Although these women served under a tremendous amount of pressure, they remained proficient in their roles. December 1941, 350,000 women entered to serve in the U.S Armed forces.
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A Woman’s role was thought, as “a being and working inside of the home”. One of the driving forces that accepted the mere fact of Women serving in the Armed Forces was becoming a task to find qualified men to serve. Quoted from General Dwight D. Eisenhower; “The Army could scarcely spare the men already in the service for Non-Combatant duties.” Meaning, that General Eisenhower was “For” Women serving in the Armed Forces. This was a change, as General Eisenhower was previously against Women Serving in the Armed Forces. He too felt at that certain point in time that a Woman should be taking care of the home, but as we see according to the quote, he reconsidered. This was solely due to the problem that they were currently facing, with having males sign up. Once it had been officially settled for Women to serve in 1941, when the numbers were tallied up, the total number of Women that had enlisted to serve outnumbered the total number of enlisted males in 1939. My guess would be that they were …show more content…
In November of 1941 General George C. Marshall, (who at the time was the Chief of Staff), vocalized to the War Department that he wanted a Women’s Corps. A Woman named Edith Nourse Rogers (Congress Woman at the time) introduced the bill to standup the WAAC on 28 May 1941. The bill was not established until 14 May 1942. The delay was due to the many debates over the fear of Women becoming Generals and possibly being in charge of Male Officers. The other concern that kept this in a major debate was the fact that Males wondered who would take care of the role that it was thought for Women to fill… “The Home!” The wall finally came down on this debate resulting in 77th Congress establishing the WAAC. It was named the “Rogers Bill”. This bill was passed with the Senate’s approval of 38-27. This is a very significant point in time as it made the US Army the first of all branches of service to allow Women to enlist during WWII. Just as you may have guessed, there were still some who were not on board with the new Law that had been passed, so new requirements came about. Women in the WAAC’s were now required to be High School graduates, be between the ages of 21-45, could not be more than 6 feet tall, and could not
A Woman’s role was thought, as “a being and working inside of the home”. One of the driving forces that accepted the mere fact of Women serving in the Armed Forces was becoming a task to find qualified men to serve. Quoted from General Dwight D. Eisenhower; “The Army could scarcely spare the men already in the service for Non-Combatant duties.” Meaning, that General Eisenhower was “For” Women serving in the Armed Forces. This was a change, as General Eisenhower was previously against Women Serving in the Armed Forces. He too felt at that certain point in time that a Woman should be taking care of the home, but as we see according to the quote, he reconsidered. This was solely due to the problem that they were currently facing, with having males sign up. Once it had been officially settled for Women to serve in 1941, when the numbers were tallied up, the total number of Women that had enlisted to serve outnumbered the total number of enlisted males in 1939. My guess would be that they were …show more content…
In November of 1941 General George C. Marshall, (who at the time was the Chief of Staff), vocalized to the War Department that he wanted a Women’s Corps. A Woman named Edith Nourse Rogers (Congress Woman at the time) introduced the bill to standup the WAAC on 28 May 1941. The bill was not established until 14 May 1942. The delay was due to the many debates over the fear of Women becoming Generals and possibly being in charge of Male Officers. The other concern that kept this in a major debate was the fact that Males wondered who would take care of the role that it was thought for Women to fill… “The Home!” The wall finally came down on this debate resulting in 77th Congress establishing the WAAC. It was named the “Rogers Bill”. This bill was passed with the Senate’s approval of 38-27. This is a very significant point in time as it made the US Army the first of all branches of service to allow Women to enlist during WWII. Just as you may have guessed, there were still some who were not on board with the new Law that had been passed, so new requirements came about. Women in the WAAC’s were now required to be High School graduates, be between the ages of 21-45, could not be more than 6 feet tall, and could not