WOMEN AT HOME AND ABROAD Brad Johnson Andrew Roehm Kim Reott Raeanna Westbrook Michael Berquist
Feb 25, 2016
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
Rosiethe.mp3
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?