Jacqueline Cochran

pilot, but you don’t ever think of a women being a pilot. During World War II a woman, Jacqueline Cochran, helped women get involved in the war effort by setting up a program to train more women to fly military aircrafts. More than twenty thousand women applied to Cochran’s program. “...1,830 women were accepted, and 1,074 finished a 23 week training” (Howes). The first class of trainees graduated in 1943. Cochran said ““they were being…

Women in aviation take an important role in women’s respect in the world. Amelia Earhart and Blanche Stuart Scott are two significant people who take part in women’s history of aviation. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Blanche Stuart Scott was the first woman to do a long distance flight and when she retired from flying she wrote and produced for the big five studios of Hollywood's golden age. Women’s role in aviation has been difficult for some but often…

Women Roles During World War II World War II forever changed the normative role of women. Before the war, a woman’s worth was determined by what she can do within her household. They were seen as inferior to men and exemplified the traditional role of taking care of the children, cooking and cleaning. However, the war changed people’s thoughts and ideas which gave women tremendous opportunities. World War II created jobs for women when the men in their families left for the war. These jobs that…

During World War II, many men lost their lives serving their countries. In the United States, the government issued a draft, meaning many men had to leave their jobs to serve in the military. As these men were leaving their positions to serve in the military, women began to fill the roles in the workforce men used to fill. Gender barriers were broken rather quickly during this time, and women had to begin working jobs that were previously ran by only men in order to keep provide for the family…

Women were limited. A woman 's primary role was considered in the home. This was eminently believed, but World War II changed that. Working women were uncommon and were a threat for white males who worked in the same industry as they did. World War I was an opportunity for women to have “their foot inside the door and demonstrate [their abilities to get the job done]” (Dubois and Dumenil 516). That lasted for some time, and many returned to their societal views of a woman’s role as a housewife.…

“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…