Women During WWII: An Analysis

“I, too, had early military training...They reluctantly allowed me to join (mainly because the ammunition was baked to rock hardness on my family 's laundry stove) — but only as a nurse”(Starbird 14). Women were once only allowed to the house chores however, in WWII this type of society changed. During WWII women were essential to the U.S. war effort through their involvement at home, serving the military, and contributions made by volunteers in the war.
When WWII broke out so many men were shipped out to fight the war that industries switching to war production were forced to hire women to do the jobs men had traditionally held. Rosie the Riveter helped advertise the women’s need to help through the numerous propaganda posters. The author states, "All the day long, …show more content…
The Department of Agriculture as they encouraged women to grow food in what was named “Victory Gardens” and to learn to can as many of their homegrown vegetables as possible. It is believed that in 1944, about twenty one million families raised gardens on about seven million acres and yielded over eight million tons of food for families in America. These Victory Gardens have been credited to keeping the nation at home feed and to keep shortages down. (National Women 's History Museum). This shows how much the “Victory Gardens” helped the war effort by providing plenty of food to families and the military troops. The women that participated in the gardens learned how to produce food and then how to store the produce for a longer period of time which helped the economy of America and the food status. During the war, rationing and recycling became a way of life for woman on the home front to strengthen the American economy.In the home, women recycled scarce materials such as metal which was needed to produce military weapons, dealt with the rationing of many items such as coffee, sugar, canned