![]() ![]() Her War: American Women in WWII by Kathryn S. The years immediately following World War II actually saw a resurgence of women taking on more traditional roles as wives and mothers. Did women’s WWII experiences help spur the Women’s Rights movement of the 1960s? Most historians say “not really” it was the Civil Rights movement that helped to spur the drive for equality for women. When the war ended, a majority of women wanted to keep their jobs and their new-found economic and social independence, but nearly all were laid off, as orders for war materials decreased and millions of men returned home from military service seeking jobs. Women were restricted from combat zones however, many became nurses to help the men injured in combat. Enlisted is an MMO squad based shooter for PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series XS, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in World War II where you act as an infantry squad. Women’s auxiliary branches were created for every branch of the military, including the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). ![]() More than six million women took wartime jobs in factories, three million volunteered with the Red Cross, and over 200,000 served in the military. While the most famous image of female patriotism during World War II is Rosie the Riveter, women were involved in other aspects of the war effort outside of factories. With ever-growing orders for war materials combined with so many men overseas fighting the war, women were called upon to work in ways previously reserved only for men. American women were instrumental in the war effort during World War II. ![]()
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