1. Women in Science
One of the more behind the scenes contributions of women during WWII was their developments in science. World War II was when US women with undergraduates in physics or engineering found work for the first time (McNeill 66). When women replaced the work of men they were often overqualified for the jobs and duties they performed (“Partners in Winning”). As Scientists, they experimented with new scale models of ships and planes, did experiments to learn how to preserve food and increase nutritive values, and developed preventive vaccines (McNeill 66). This research that women did contributed vastly to the nuclear age and to greater developments in technology (“Partners in Winning”). Women in these positions further opened …show more content…
The idea for Rosie came about through a wartime song which was appropriately titled, “Rosie the Riveter” (McNeill 65 ). Rosie embodied the feminine spirit of the war by dressing as a riveter, which was a common job for a woman to have at the time (History.com Staff). Rosie stressed the idea that women were needed not only for jobs but to help win the war (History.com Staff). With the demand for work and the help of propaganda like Rosie between 1942 and 1945 about six and seven million American women reentered the workforce or entered it for the first time (McNeill …show more content…
The OSS, or Office of Strategic Services recruited many women (“National Women’s”). In fact, of the 13,000 employees who served at the agency’s peak in 1944, about 4,500 were women (“National Women’s”). Women were perfect spies since they were less suspicious in enemy territory than men, and even though they usually lacked the necessary background for recording data, they were often able to get unknown knowledge of German military intentions from enemy officers (“World War II”). Women were also employed as cryptanalysts who study ciphers which are secret code systems (“National Women’s”). Women spies definitely aided the war
One of the more behind the scenes contributions of women during WWII was their developments in science. World War II was when US women with undergraduates in physics or engineering found work for the first time (McNeill 66). When women replaced the work of men they were often overqualified for the jobs and duties they performed (“Partners in Winning”). As Scientists, they experimented with new scale models of ships and planes, did experiments to learn how to preserve food and increase nutritive values, and developed preventive vaccines (McNeill 66). This research that women did contributed vastly to the nuclear age and to greater developments in technology (“Partners in Winning”). Women in these positions further opened …show more content…
The idea for Rosie came about through a wartime song which was appropriately titled, “Rosie the Riveter” (McNeill 65 ). Rosie embodied the feminine spirit of the war by dressing as a riveter, which was a common job for a woman to have at the time (History.com Staff). Rosie stressed the idea that women were needed not only for jobs but to help win the war (History.com Staff). With the demand for work and the help of propaganda like Rosie between 1942 and 1945 about six and seven million American women reentered the workforce or entered it for the first time (McNeill …show more content…
The OSS, or Office of Strategic Services recruited many women (“National Women’s”). In fact, of the 13,000 employees who served at the agency’s peak in 1944, about 4,500 were women (“National Women’s”). Women were perfect spies since they were less suspicious in enemy territory than men, and even though they usually lacked the necessary background for recording data, they were often able to get unknown knowledge of German military intentions from enemy officers (“World War II”). Women were also employed as cryptanalysts who study ciphers which are secret code systems (“National Women’s”). Women spies definitely aided the war