Women's Roles During Ww2

Women contribute a lot during war time in many countries they become the strength and inspiration of every nation while their sons and husband are facing the enemies. World War II delivered destruction in all countries that are in war and women roles are very significant, they became men in their respective countries and provide support in different ways woman also saw combat during WWI firstly as nurse in the army nurse corp. and united states navy nurse corps during the pearl harbor attack on Dec-7-1941. During WWI and WWII woman were called a by necessity to do work and to take on roles that were outside their traditional gender expectation. In Great Britain this is known was a process of dilution and was strongly contested by the trade
In the 1920's, women began to grow more independent; some of this grew from the first WWI, in which many women were employed in the war effort. WWI really began the transformation of how women act in society, WWII showed that even more changes were to come. One of the most common jobs for a woman to take on during the WWI and WWII became a nurse. Many women joined the military forces as nurses, to go near the battle front and work to heal wounded soldiers. At first men doubted that the women would work well in a battle situation, but those doubts quickly disappeared after the nurses proved themselves. Another important job taken on by the women of the United States (and other countries fighting in the war) was that of the factory worker. With nearly all of the men gone from the country fighting in the war, there were very few men to work in the factories which created the things needed to fight a war. Without men to work the factories, the factory owners had no choice but to employ women. The women proved to work well in the factories, doing their best to help in the war effort. Women were not the only ones who worked in the factories; many minority groups also took on work in factories. Unfortunately, accidents frequently occurred in the factories, and those working in factories were sometimes seriously
Plans for women’s auxiliary corps – to perform mostly clerical, supply, and communications work were shot down by the War Department. So were plans for commissioning women doctors in the Medical Corps. The end of the war brought an end to proposals to have women in the Army. The role of women in the military has been a heated topic of debate. During WWI the U.S. shipped hundreds of thousands of men overseas for military duty, leaving vacancies at home that women were eager to fill. Unlike many European countries, which quickly recognized the wisdom of utilizing their women power, the U.S. military was reluctant to accept the services of women, despite the pressing need. The U.S. Navy was the exception, recruiting 11,000 women as yeoman over the course of the war, followed by the Marine Corps, who opened enrollment for women in 1918. By war's end, over forty thousand women had proudly served their country in relief and military duty in the Navy and