Ever since the WW1 started the united states wanted nothing to do with it and until they were ticked off by the germans. So many things changed including how women got more rights and how the foreign policy changed. From time to time every thing kind of changes just like from WW1 to now. The american society hadn't really ever involved itself in WW1 until the sinking of the lusitania by a German U boat and the zimmerman note.…
Although women could also be seen working in factories in World War I, there was a larger number of women who worked in World War II, and they worked alongside men. Proving once again they were just as capable as men when it came to getting…
Nicholas Rodriguez 7th Grade English Mrs.King January 20,2016 The Women Who Served in Vietnam In the Vietnam War, there were lots of soldiers but few were women most soldiers were men. Even though there wasn’t many women who served in the Vietnam War, the small amount of those women who did made a huge impact.…
Organizations involved with the helping and healing during the war such as the American Red Cross also hired many female workers. Close to the ending of the war there were hardly any noncombatant jobs for women. It was rare to see them throughout the world and in every branch of the military. There are now new positions that weren't there before that women took over. These jobs came from the…
According to the film “Women on the war path” many jobs where available to women. For example, assembling automobile and aircraft parts as well as cooks and clerical and to provide healthcare. Women became depended upon to help the war by making sure the troops had the support in the factories and camps to carry out missions. War allowed women to hang up the heels and lace up the combat boots. With all of the different skills the women were trained once the enlisted it allowed them feel complete freedom along with the sense of becoming more knowledgeable of the “man’s world”.…
The first thing to notice is that this ad suggests that women’s husbands were away for a certain amount of time by saying the phrase “…every minute he’s been away”. Therefore, because of this previous statement and the date of the ad (1945), it can be inferred that they were gone because of the war. According to Marilyn M. Harper, “Of all the family members who played a role in winning the war, it was the fighting man—the father and brother—who was the center of his family's hopes, fears, and prayers.” (Harper 57) With that being said, who would not want to look young after waiting four years to see their husband?…
Life before and after World War II drastically changed for women. Women gained experiences during the war time that has impacted themselves still today. The men who were eligible were sent off to fight leaving women responsible for filling their shoes and maintaining home life simultaneously. This left the door open for women like Constance Bowman and Clara Marie Allen to gain the opportunities to work in jobs previously only assigned to men. Bowman and Allen give real life accounts in the book regarding topics about social class, patriotism, and the idea of women leaving the home.…
World War II was not the first time the women were used to help fight a war. In World War I women were also used to cleaned, cooked and took care of the house. Also women were the ones who had the victory gardens for the soldiers when they returned home from the war. They took care of the kids and satisfied the men. Women worked in factories making artillery, like ammunition for the soldiers so the men didn’t have to do so much work.…
The 1920s and 30s had earned their reputation as “The Roaring Twenties” through the prosperity of technological developments and dynamic culture by the modern mass production, and mass consumption economy. It raised the standards of the middle and working class people in Canada in the 1920s. However, among all these prosperities and benefits, the roaring 1920s had not only given birth to technological developments; it had also given birth to discrimination against women and aboriginal peoples, racism and ended with the big crash of the stock market known as the Great Depression or The Stock Market Crash of 1929. Although women had recruited themselves to vacant jobs during the World War I while men went to fight the war, few women were selected…
In 1917, America sent thousands of men into World War 1. As they joined the war they left their homes families, and jobs behind. Their homes had to be paid for. Their families had to be feed. Their jobs had to be filled.…
December 7th, 1941 America was struck with the devastation of war as Japanese war planes collided into Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii (History.com). Suddenly, the dynamics of America were changed as men were thrust into battle and women were now alone to keep their homeland intact. World War II not only altered women’s role in society, but also their families, in the military, and in the work force. Before the United States entered the war, women were not to hold consistent jobs. In fact, it was said that anytime a lady possessed a job, she was preventing a man from providing for his family.…
On July 28th, 1914 was when the First World War happened, which occurred in central Europe. WW1 and WW2 had a huge impact on women’s life and from the start made significant changes to women’s life. Women played a huge role in changing their contribution to Canadian society. Prior to the WW1 women had very few rights and were overruled by the men of the country. Although, as the years go by things began to change slowly but surely for women, changing for the better.…
Women served in the navy and marines, and thousands served as nurses. On the home front,…
For many, many years women have been involved in every kind of conflict and war, especially as nurses. The dead, the wounded, the sick - the nurses have dealt with these situations face to face; whether it have been in war zones across the world or on hospital ships and transport. Australian women nurses involvement began in war, 1898 with the formation of the Australian Nursing Service of New South Wales. World War 1 was the first time in Australian history that women had made a major contribution to the war effort, outside of their home country. Fulfilling their roles as caregivers, Aussie nurses worked behind the lines in field hospitals and worked on medical ships that anchored off shore near battlefields that were inaccessible by land.…
Employment for women had previously been looked down upon by society, however, as the war progressed the need for women to work in “men’s” jobs became a necessity. “From the years 1933 to 1946 the total number of employed females rose from 523,200 to 758,900.” (Commonwealth Year book, 1947, p.488). This is a reliable source as it is located within the Commonwealth yearbook and is therefore a primary source. To ensure that military support was available should it be required some women formed military groups even though it was discouraged as it was considered an improper role for women.…