Gender Inequality In The 1800's

Imagine that you couldn't do simple things like vote, own property, have most jobs, or even have a good education because of something you can't control. In the 1800’s, many women didn't have equal rights until a war happened. Then, millions of women took charge and fought for what they believed in. "Rosie the Riveter" was a symbol of the contribution of women in women in America. It was used in many ads so that women would get nontraditional jobs in the workplace. Because of the war, many men and women fought in the war so there was a lot of job openings. Gender inequality is still a very big issue all around the world. In some places, equality has come to the surface. But in many other countries that is not the case.
While the reason women had the opportunity to do any of this was that of war. “During WWI (1914-19180, some women filled jobs in offices and defense plants to replace men who had gone off to war.”
“After the war, many women were laid off from their ‘factory jobs’.” (Shenkman Kenneth) Slowly, Women gained rights like having jobs to eventually being able to vote while having to fight for rights. “During WWI the percentage of American women who worked outside the home at paying work increased from 25% to 36%” (Lewis) “During WWII, about 15 million men, and more than 300,000 women, served in the U.S. armed forces.” “Between 1942 and 1945, about 6 million joined the labor force” (Shenkman) Which displayed that if in WWI, the percentage of American women working outside the home at paying work increased by 11%. Then in WWII it only could have gone way higher with 6 million women joining the labor force. Because “The shortage of male workers led to opportunities for women in other nontraditional fields.” (Lewis) People started to realize that women can do so much more than what they were “allowed” to