Women in war

Nathan Bedford Forrest once said, "war means fighting, and fighting means killing." The Civil War is known as America’s bloodiest conflict in history. Thousands of people died of disease and approximately 620,000 soldiers died in the line of duty (Civil War Casualties). During the Civil War, many groups of people were affected as they lived through the conflict between the Northern and Southern states. For some groups of people, they experienced negative impacts, while for others it was not as…

The Persian Gulf War was the most active role for women in the military. Deploying more than 41,000 women to combat zone. With only fifteen killed and two imprisonment by Iraqi forces. The Persian Gulf War, known as also the Operation Desert Shield and Storm, called for the largest deployment for women in history as of now. The Persian Gulf War helped showed America women incredible roles in the battlefield. Broadcasting how women transported troops, supplies, commanded units, served aboard…

The Civil War took place during April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865. The two opponents to this war was the North which was referred to as the Union and the South whom was referred to as the Confederacy. The overall madness of this war was based on if the Confederacy was going to secede from the Union, and if the Union were going to remain as a whole based on their success. This war took approximately 4 years, but in those four years, thousands of bodies were piled up in the aftermath. However, more…

Many people helped out in the Civil War, and many lost their lives fighting for the North or the South. While many did fight, it wasn’t easy. Families were torn apart never to be seen together again. The Civil War had a big impact on so many people, even people not directly involved. The Civil War would change the US forever. Women picked up on a lot of chores at home when their husbands left for the war. Since there was no man in the house, women had to do harder chores like working on the…

The lives of women and civilians transformed greatly during the Great War. Women contributed to industrial needs by taking on men’s roles and occupations when the men left for war such as running businesses and managing farms. It benefited the women because those manly jobs resulted in high wages. However, the male jobs exposed women and children to the crucial work and dangers of war. Many women and children worked hard and long hours in factories and the factories were surrounded with…

The Importance of Women in World War I Females played a vital role in World War I in the areas of providing food, the work they did, and the frontline. Many in the city would have starved if some of them hadn’t stepped up to grow food for the people. When the men were gone, someone still had to work the factories. Women took responsibility and worked. There were many different occupations for women to do on the war front, if they didn’t fight. Some of the jobs were bandaging people up,…

During World War II the noncombatant British workforce consisted primarily of women, and the efforts allowed for British industries to meet the staggering demand for war resources. Through the Auxiliary Territorial Service, Women’s Royal Naval Service, and the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force women contributed to the war workforce effort through the many different positions they held while serving in the military. As woman had done during World War I, many worked in the high paying yet highly…

World War II:”The Home Front” Have you ever wondered what went on in World War II? The home front was basically everything that went on as the men were in battle. One big part was Rosie the Riveter because she was an iconic image for the role of work women did. Another big…

After the Pearl Harbor bombing, millions of women did their “patriotic service” and joined the workforce. Some women went overseas while others worked in the homefront providing for the war (“Get a War”).The amount of women working increased by 50%, leading to almost 6 million women working, while 300,000 women served in the military (“Rosie the Riveter”). Women served in many groups including, the Women’s Army Corps, the Navy Women’s Reserve, the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, the Coast Guard…

During this time, Men were the ones who would enlist in the war. All the men in the family would go out and enlist themselves into the war to help defend what they thought was correct. With that being said, the women were to remain at home with the children. Although women were to stay home doing the average duties as a house wife some wanted to be with their beloved husband. As a solution women would join the battlefield grounds as nurses. These nurses who were also wives to soldiers had the…