Working Women In World War 2 Analysis

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Housewives become working women. The first text "The Role of Women in World War II" by Staff of the National World War II Museum and the second text "A Family Affair" by Gina DeAngelis both give information about the women during World War II replacing men jobs to help while the men were in war. During World War II, women's lives have transformed because women were called to work, women became an important part of the war effort, and the jobs for women opened up more choices after World War II.

First, in the text "The Role of Women in World War II" by Staff of the National World War II Museum explains how women were called to work. For example, "...women were called upon to work in ways previously reserved only for men," this demonstrates how women became an important part of society when the men left to go to war. Becoming working women who were once housewives was a new path for new goals to be completed. For instance, "[m]ore than six million women took wartime jobs in factories, three million volunteered with the Red Cross, and over 200,000 served in the military," this states how women started to work and volunteer to help the men that were fighting in World War II. However, women were called to work, women also became an important part of the war effort.
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In other words, "[t]hey found themselves becoming a vital part of the war effort," this reveals how women became a big part when the men left for war. Staying when the men left for war was a big job for the women. Such as, "[m]any other women served as volunteers in organizations such as the American Red Cross," this displays how women were able to volunteer places to help the working men overseas. Altogether, women became an important part of the war effort, and the jobs for women opened up more choices after the