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The Second World War changed the United States for women, and women in turn transformed their nation. Over three hundred fifty thousand women volunteered for military service, while twenty times as many stepped into civilian jobs, including positions previously closed to them.
During the Second World War, society had specific ideals for the jobs in which both women and men participated. When women began to enter into the male-dominated workforce and munitions industries previously dominated by men, women's segregation began to diminish.
More than 250,000 women served in the ATS during the Second World War, making it the largest of the women's services. The Women's Auxiliary Air Force was founded in June 1939 to free up RAF personnel for front line duties.
1 sie 2023 · A new book out today, Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II, serves as an encyclopedia of key women who served in the war. “They were at the...
2 lip 2018 · How did women's service during World War II inspire their fight for social change and equality?
10 paź 2019 · Since the 1960s, the role of women in the Second World War as war workers, victims and as auxiliaries to patriarchal militaries, has received scholarly attention.
Our records show the contributions of women to the Second World War from many points of view, ranging from glamorous propaganda, to secret files, to comical insights into human experience. Some...
