Women's Role During World War II 1939-1945

explore the question: To what extent did women working factory jobs change feminine roles in society? The years from 1939 to 1945 will be the focus of this investigation, to allow for an analysis of women’s employment before and during the war. The first source which will be evaluated in depth is a letter written by Mary Anderson in October of 1940. The origin if this source is a letter written by the director of the Women’s Bureau of the U.S. department of Labor, to Studebaker the commissioner of education

German aircraft during the autumn of 1940 and that included the severe bombardment of British cities. “In a life and death struggle, we cannot afford to leave our destinies in the hands of failures”(Clement Attlee). Britain entering the war change the role of Britain in war and the change the cultural of the home front which led to Britain rebuild and recover. Britain was in no mood for another war after the first world war ended. Hitler had plans to take Europe and the whole war. At his timekeeping

such as cooking, cleaning and making clothes. Around the time of World War II work for women began to mean something different. Women were entering the paid labour force specifically during 1939-1945 when they were needed the most to help men in the war. When World War II started, Canadian men and women stepped up to help the British Empire during this tough time. Although there were not very many women who participated in the war itself, we must remember that women

World War II was fought between two main opposing forces, the Allies and the Axis forces. The Axis powers consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan being the most dominant. On the other hand, some of the countries in the Allied powers were Great Britain, the United States, France, Australia, New Zealand, India, the Soviet Union, Canada, and Greece. Adolph Hitler became head of Germany’s National Socialists Party in July of 1921. By 1933 the once unknown Hitler was given dictatorial power. As

States citizens began to change during World War II due to citizens beginning to have gender opinions and how women’s role changing because of some women being involved in the World War. World War II began in 1939 due to the invasion of Poland by Adolf Hitler. World War II caused many countries to get involved such as Germany, Japan, Italy, United States, and United Kingdom. The World War lasted from 1939-1945 or six years, however the effects after the end of the war relate to the citizens of the

the question as to “How did World War II affect Women’s Rights in the Labor Force of Canada?” will be investigated by first representing three sources (all scholarly articles), "Women and Income Security in the Post-War Period: The Case of Unemployment Insurance, 1945-1962" By Ann Porter, "Revisiting Canada 's civilian women during World War II" By Jeff Keshen and “Pick One Intelligent Girl: Employability, Domesticity and the Gendering of Canada 's Welfare State, 1939-1947” By Jennifer Anne Stephen

did the two major woman’s contributions in World War II, the WAACS and nurses, undergird the women fighting for equal rights achieve their goals of economic and social independence in the job force, during the years following WWII?” This research question will allow for exploration on women involvement in the war and how involvement affected woman’s independence in the United States. This investigation will analyze women rights and war involvement from 1939 to 1964 when title VII was passed. This

said that World War I would be the war to end all wars; unfortunately U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was wrong. In 1939 Germany invaded Poland and the global conflict, World War II, began. Fought from 1939 to 1945, World War II consisted of the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers. The Axis Powers were led by Germany, Japan, and Italy. The Allied Powers were led by the United States, Britain, France, and several other countries. In total, over sixty million people were killed, making World War II the deadliest

World War II happened during the time that women wanted more rights and wanted to be able to work. So when World War II happened, it created new job opportunities and women were able and willing to work. The war was fought between two alliances that was against each other, “the opposing alliances are now referred to as ‘The Axis’ and ‘The Allies’. The Axis group consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan. The Allies group consisted of France, Britain, the U.S., the Soviet Union, and China. World War

periodically over the war, when white workers walked off the job over promotion or hiring of African Americans into previously restricted departments and occupation categories,” recorded by https://www.gilderlehrman.org on multiple accounts. Works Cited "02.03.09: How War Changed the Role of Women in the United States." 02.03.09: How War Changed the Role of Women in the United States. Web. 24 Jan. 2017. "African American Women in World War II." African American Women in World War II | The Gilder Lehrman