Women at Home and Abroad

WOMEN AT HOME AND ABROAD

Brad JohnsonAndrew RoehmKim ReottRaeanna WestbrookMichael Berquist

Rosie the Riveter A cultural icon of the United States

representing the American women who worked in factories during WWII.

They had to replace male workers when they went off to the military.

It was considered very feminist Rosie The Riveter

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Women in the Workforce

They had to take all the factory jobs. They would also start working on

many farms as well. The division of labor by sex was

common but not rigorous.

Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)

Created May 15, 1942 First women in the Army other than

the nurses. Helped fill spots in the Army. General Douglas MacArthur called

the WAAC’s “my best soldiers”.

Women Air force Service Pilots (WASP) Created August 5, 1943

Women who were pilots of planes in WWII.

The first trained women to fly in combat planes.

Of the 25,000+ women that applied, only 1,900 were accepted .

Quiz

1. When was the WAAC created?2. When was the WASP created?3. What jobs did women start taking

during the war?4. Why did women have to take all the

jobs in the factories?5. Why weren’t many women accepted

in the airforce?