Women's Role In Ww2

Women’s roles during World War II impacted the war, and greatly changed how women were perceived from then on. Before the war, women were only seen as stay at home mothers whose job was taking care of their children. During that time period, women did have other jobs that they worked at outside of the house, but they weren’t recognized as much for it. (“A Change in Gender Roles”). In the past, women’s rights weren’t nearly as fair as they are now. Most women were only known as caretakers and could not pursue the same careers as men. According to “A Change in Gender Roles”, “During WWII all of this changed and a revolution in the work force was eventually seen. Numbers of women working outside the home rose exponentially and they thought they were there to stay. Women also played a large role in the military, which had never been seen before. Gender roles had changed in the modern world; women throughout the nation made a huge impact on the Second World War efforts.” Eventually, women’s rights started to advance as more women started working outside of their homes. The number of women in the military increased, which helped out the soldiers and gave women more rights. A considerable amount of women also played a big role in the Red Cross. “They distributed 29 million food parcels for prisoners of war and refugees 13 million units of blood, and packaged kit bags for soldiers. (“Women in World War II,” 1410) Women who did not directly serve in the war still contributed by gathering supplies for the people

Another way woman had positively influenced the war was through the assisting in the operation of stores and businesses. Due to all the men enlisted in the war the government came across a job shortage there were not enough men to work in stores. women jumped at the chance to help, and support their family's while they were at it. Although woman could not have jobs that required high responsibility woman could work in jobs such as secretarial positions, as clerks, cleaners, ect. This was a major stepping stone to woman proving their equality with men in society and the workplace.

In the years after the Second World War, people created uncountable numbers of historiographical research on various topics related to the war, such as military tactics in battles, individual groups of men during their time in service, and other such subjects. Not much surprise exists then, that women’s actions in World War II eventually would also gain interest and publication for the public, though it did not gain an undivided focus until the advent of women’s and social history grew momentum. Women, despite being half of the world’s population, doubtlessly had acted during the war years, although limited by social gender expectations of the period. As time passes from 1945, more interest in the lives of women and their effect on the war

Before the Civil War women were used in a strict capacity as domestic house wives. They cooked, cleaned, took care of the kids and their husbands. Their roles changed drastically at the on-set of the Civil War and all throughout the civil war, they became a very important part of war efforts. Their contribution to the civil war was not only as domestic help, but also on the frontline in combat as well. Specific women in the war played a different role in sharing their support.

Women role in 1926, was different than during the WWII 1939-1945. In 1926, females were not allowed to go out and work. Women were obligated to stay at home doing the duties in the house, while the men went out and worked. Back then men were the head of the house. Females were supposed to stay at home doing the cleaning, the cooking, taking care of the kids and husbands. As in contrast to the beginning of the War World II, females were taking the lead and doing all kind of jobs. Women during 1939-1945 were the head of the house, they went out to work and then go home and do their cleaning, cooking and taking care of their kids, while their husbands were out in the Army, fighting against the country against the USA.

Throughout history women have fought for equal rights and work opportunities. Before WWII started, women were largely restricted to only doing traditional jobs like typing. These were the few jobs that paid them for their work and when they had a baby or got married they were asked to leave.The other common job was the typical housewife. They did not have many opportunities to make money or keep a job but that would soon change.

Evan though women were not allowed to join the fighting and the battle, they were very much a part of the war. Some even went overseas to help as nurses for the wounded soldiers; other stayed at home and took the jobs million men left behind when they went to fight. Women were very busy during that time. They took jobs that were only given to men because they had to. Mothers encouraged their sons to join the fight and come home as heroes, and other women sent of brothers and fathers. They never knew if or when they will return. In America the war was fought by both sexes, the men fought the battle and the women kept them alive by helping at home. Providing food, clothes, and doing other jobs however they could.

The British launched a thousand-plane raid on Cologne in May. In August 1942 they were joined by the American airforce and cascaded bombs on German cities. The Germans drove eastward across North Africa into Egypt. British general Bernard Montgomery delivered an attack at El Alamein, west of Cairo. Here, the enemy was driven back to Tunisia more than a thousand miles away.

This War was the first where women wanted to know more and became more involved, they played important roles toward the war. During the time of the Civil War women who were associated with it at the scene were nurses. Some even set up ladies’ aid societies in which they would send food, clothes, and even cash to their troops (“Women in the Civil War”, 2017).

The role of women in war has varied significantly throughout British History. During world War 1 womens role was constricted as many worked in the industry of textiles , knitting and munitions. This said they played a pivotal role in the war effort as 23.8 million in britain were all working. Voluntary and paid positions were taken up as unfamiliar roles to women, Nevertherless this was recquired in order to sustain the living of many families. World War 1 illustrated the capability of women in wokring across a variety of fields. However the effort from women was arguably taken out of context. Despite the rise in pay , women still earned less then men. They held the responisibility of working as a generation of men went to fight. This covered munitions, police patrols and even nursing.Women worked in horendous conditions and accidents were far too frequent in factories. A TNT plant killed 73 people and also leading to the destruction of nearby homes. Furthermore the collective effort was extraordinary , the workers of one factory in Gloucestershire within the four years filled over 17 million shells(BBC world war 1).Opportunities in civil service increased by 1,751 %.

World War I made a colossal impact on all aspects of human life and almost everyone in Europe was affected by this impact to different degrees as a consequence. One group in particular, most often illustrated as a real turning point, largely in enfranchisement and employment, were women.

Britain’s initial involvement with the second World War was commenced after Adolf Hitler sieged the Polish borders in 1939. A dormant war was declared against Germany by Polish allies, France and Great Britain, that was later realized when Hitler began conquering western Europe in 1940 (Atwood, 2011). Although a peace treaty was declared in 1938, few trusted Hitler’s words, and used the time to prepare. Women, who demonstrated their usefulness in the First World War, were taken into account during the government planning for the Second World War. Through multiple organizations centered around female contribution, women were able to resume their military services. For example, The Women’s Voluntary Service for Air Raid Precautions was set

One of the most significant parts of the social and economic effects of the Second World War is the proliferation of female employment, due to the U.S. government’s monumental propaganda campaign. In wartime, as the consequence of propaganda, most of the population made efforts to help the country in any possible way. When the men returned from the battlefield, women saw their husbands resuming their social role as head of the family. However, women did not forget what they have achieved. Daughters have been raised by mothers who experienced the female independence during the wartime. These generations were involved in the diffusion and rise of the modern women's rights movements. It can be stated that the Second World War not only helped the

“We can do it!” is what the famous Rosie the Riveter poster exclaimed. Most Americans know the iconic picture of Rosie the Riveter, depicted as a strong and independent young women working to help the war effort. It was 1941 and the United States finally entered World War II. Most propaganda of the United States encouraged the average women to join the workforce and help with the war effort. With men fighting abroad, it was only necessary for women to start working and leave their normal lives of being a mother and wife. The War Department of the United States emphasized that with women working hard their sons, brothers, and husbands could return quicker (Women at War). Women became employed, volunteered, helped with the armed forces, became nurses, and some even became spies all to help the United States prevail in the war. During World War 2, women began gaining independence and without that the United States would of not been able to win the war.

The role of women during WWII was heavily impacted by propaganda during the 1930s-1940s, some of which had motivated women to take on generally masculine duties, some of which didn’t. In the article “‘Manning the Factories’: Propaganda and Policy on the Employment of Women, 1939-1947” written by Susan L. Carruthers, talks about the decrease in women employment. Susan writes of a remobilization campaign for women called ‘Women Must Work’ which was meant to get women back into the workforce but because of the lack of exposure this campaign wasn’t effective. The fact that women were wanted back contrasted with the social norms at the time. The researchers of Mass-Observation had written about the difficulties of influencing women with propaganda were more perspective to visual representation but failed to analyze abstract ideas making it hard to mobilize the women.