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In World War 2, men followed a simple rule. If they were able-bodied or strong, they went off fighting.
The iconic image of women in WW2 was Rosie the Riveter, a made up character in a poster promoting the need for women to step into manufacturing jobs that men left behind for them, since they were off fighting.
Women were also granted the rights to join the battle and fight alongside men. This was significant because this was the first time in history that women were able to join the workforce, and it created a symbol for women world-round and showed them that they were truly special.
White and Asian women had opportunities to build and fly planes. Japanese Americans had none - it was off to internment camps for them because the bombing of pearl harbor left a gaping hole in their pride and attitude during the war.
The iconic image of women in WW2 was Rosie the Riveter, a made up character in a poster promoting the need for women to step into manufacturing jobs that men left behind for them, since they were off fighting.
Women were also granted the rights to join the battle and fight alongside men. This was significant because this was the first time in history that women were able to join the workforce, and it created a symbol for women world-round and showed them that they were truly special.
White and Asian women had opportunities to build and fly planes. Japanese Americans had none - it was off to internment camps for them because the bombing of pearl harbor left a gaping hole in their pride and attitude during the war.
Mills College history professor Marianne Sheldon stated that while previous wars put women to work, the roots of social change for women were planted during World War 2.
"In some ways, the domestic circumstances of the war forested the roots of the Civil Rights movement and the women's rights movement that built on it. Many women who lived through World War 2 came to want different lives for their daughters."
Marianne Sheldon was saying that women wanted to make a statement in World War 2. When they were finally granted job opportunities that weren't just for cleaning and making food for their family, they took the jobs with pride.
World War 2 was crucial to women's rights in history because it gave them hope that they could be somebody important, and that they could be known for doing something amazing - fighting a war for America alongside the gender they have been servicing for all of history.
Both the creation of the 19th amendment and World War two were important events for United States History. Both granted women rights. From this, it can be concluded that both of these events helped the woman population become more free, gave them more rights, and gave them pride - something that many of them may not have experienced before.
"In some ways, the domestic circumstances of the war forested the roots of the Civil Rights movement and the women's rights movement that built on it. Many women who lived through World War 2 came to want different lives for their daughters."
Marianne Sheldon was saying that women wanted to make a statement in World War 2. When they were finally granted job opportunities that weren't just for cleaning and making food for their family, they took the jobs with pride.
World War 2 was crucial to women's rights in history because it gave them hope that they could be somebody important, and that they could be known for doing something amazing - fighting a war for America alongside the gender they have been servicing for all of history.
Both the creation of the 19th amendment and World War two were important events for United States History. Both granted women rights. From this, it can be concluded that both of these events helped the woman population become more free, gave them more rights, and gave them pride - something that many of them may not have experienced before.