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American women in World War II became involved in many tasks they rarely had before; as the war involved global conflict on an unprecedented scale, the absolute urgency of mobilizing the entire population made the expansion of the role of women inevitable.
By stretching and reshaping gender norms and roles, World War II and the women who lived it laid solid foundations for the various civil rights movements that would sweep the United States and grip the American imagination in the second half of the 20th century.
5 mar 2010 · Some 350,000 women served in the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II, both at home and abroad. Women on the home front were critical to the war effort: Between 1940 and 1945, the era of...
American women played important roles during World War II, both at home and in uniform. Not only did they give their sons, husbands, fathers, and brothers to the war effort, they gave their time, energy, and some even gave their lives.
7 gru 2023 · More than 350,000 American women joined the United States Armed Forces during World War II. Women had been serving as Army and Navy nurses for decades, but World War II led to new opportunities for women to enlist in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Though the vast majority of American women remained in the civilian world, close to 400,000 women served in (or “with”) the US Armed Forces during World War II. WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots), though not accorded military status, ferried military combat airplanes around the nation.
Timeline. A Timeline of WWII (1939-1945) This condensed timeline includes major events of the Second World War, and tries especially to cover those events encountered frequently in the "What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?" interviews.
