Women Go to Work, 1941-1945
The Second World War changed how the United States saw women's roles. Not only could women work, they could do work that men did. They could work in homes and hospitals, but they could also work in offices and factories. They could sew and cook, but they could also weld and rivet. As American men went to fight the war, American women even followed them into the service. They formed the WAC, the WAVES, and other women's groups to help win the war. "Women Go to Work 1941--1945" is the story of the women of World War II. Whether they stayed home and wrote letters while they tried to keep the farm going, or they marched off to the factory to make airplanes and bullets, their lives changed. They had to change because the world around them was changing, and they had to meet the challenge.
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Women Go to Work, 1941-1945
The Second World War changed how the United States saw women's roles. Not only could women work, they could do work that men did. They could work in homes and hospitals, but they could also work in offices and factories. They could sew and cook, but they could also weld and rivet. As American men went to fight the war, American women even followed them into the service. They formed the WAC, the WAVES, and other women's groups to help win the war. "Women Go to Work 1941--1945" is the story of the women of World War II. Whether they stayed home and wrote letters while they tried to keep the farm going, or they marched off to the factory to make airplanes and bullets, their lives changed. They had to change because the world around them was changing, and they had to meet the challenge.
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Women Go to Work, 1941-1945

Women Go to Work, 1941-1945

by Donna Roppelt
Women Go to Work, 1941-1945

Women Go to Work, 1941-1945

by Donna Roppelt

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The Second World War changed how the United States saw women's roles. Not only could women work, they could do work that men did. They could work in homes and hospitals, but they could also work in offices and factories. They could sew and cook, but they could also weld and rivet. As American men went to fight the war, American women even followed them into the service. They formed the WAC, the WAVES, and other women's groups to help win the war. "Women Go to Work 1941--1945" is the story of the women of World War II. Whether they stayed home and wrote letters while they tried to keep the farm going, or they marched off to the factory to make airplanes and bullets, their lives changed. They had to change because the world around them was changing, and they had to meet the challenge.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781422293508
Publisher: Mason Crest
Publication date: 09/02/2014
Series: Finding a Voice: Women's Fight for Equality in U.S. Society Series
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 64
File size: 6 MB
Age Range: 10 - 14 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

1 We Can Do It! 9

2 The Women at Home 17

3 Women Volunteer 25

4 Rosie the Riveter, Wanda the Welder, and More 31

5 Women in the Services 41

6 After the War 50

Chapter Notes 56

Chronology 58

Further Reading 59

Internet Resources 60

Glossary 61

Index 62

Contributors 64

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