How Did Ww2 Transform Women's Lives

How did World War II transform women's lives? The war transformed many of their lives in a huddle of ways, many women served as volunteers in the American Red Cross, Women that decided that they needed to work outside their home found out they liked it, Women even joined the air force for the sake of the war.

First, many women served as volunteers for the American Red Cross. For example,''"[R]osie the Riveter," the star of one poster, wore her hair in a bandanna and posed with one sleeve of her work shirt rolled up to display her muscles.'' This textual evidence tells us that some women were even brought out to show their patriotism. Furthermore,"women were encouraged to take jobs in factories and shipyards. Mothers, daughters, and sisters of soldiers fighting overseas wanted to do their part to help win the war. They found themselves becoming a vital part of the war effort." Allowing this information to be presented shows that even though the men were out fighting in battle, the women were trying their hardest to do their part to help as much as possible.Not only did women volunteer at places, they liked the work force(DeAngelis). …show more content…
Not many thought that getting out of the house and not doing wifely things that were setbacks then would not be bad. For instance, when returning servicemen reclaimed their jobs and women were expected to return to their roles at home, many American women realized that the war had changed not only the world -- it had changed them as well. Following this information tells and shows us that women didn't want to give back their jobs even if the soldiers that did survive were back. Women liked their jobs but they also did other things for the war(

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