Women+in+the+1940s+Jenn

= __   Women in the 1940's         __ =    Today is March 25, 1943. It has been very difficult for me, since my husband was called to duty several years ago, and I am left alone to raise my two children, Lauren and Joe Jr. I have no choice but to work two jobs so that I can make enough money to have food and shelter for my family. What makes it even more difficult is that Grandma and Grandpa are living with us and are very ill. Every day is a long one, and I am tired of working from sunrise to sunset. We are barely making ends meet. Every night when I put my children to bed, they always ask me the same question that I ask myself, “Will he ever come home?” I assure them that he will be home soon, but my thoughts are always thinking the worst. I have been hearing about women organizing meetings to discuss how we can improve the roles of women. I am planning on attending one soon. This diary entry is an example of the struggles women faced. However, it did not take long after the start of [|World War II]          <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> for women to experience opportunities that change their lives. The social and economic changes of the 1940’s gave women equality, greater responsibilities, and economic opportunities.

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> There were many expected responsibilities of a woman. She was in charge of the cooking and cleaning, as well as, taking care of her children and always looking pretty. However, with the [|onset] of the war, women were no longer playing traditional roles in the household. The women would be forced to work in the [|industry] because the war was all about production and they needed to provide supplies for the war. Men and women would soon realize that the war was in demand of a large working population, which meant that women would need to meet the production demands. The media attracted women to work with emotional advertisements. Slogans were also used to convince women to enter the workforce. Women did not only enter the workforce because of the media, but because some women felt that it was their patriotic duty, some wanted their independence, and others entered because they needed the money. By 1944, there were over 19 million women were employed. It was initially not easy for the women to enter the workforce because they were discriminated against. Women were given ridiculously high [|productivity] [|quotas]. Also, women were not treated like men because their pay scales were not comparable to those of the men. In addition, they worked longer hours and were not entitled to any vacations. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> The economy of the 1940’s was struggling to recover from the [|economic depression of the 1930’s]. The government helped by offering financial plans to help boost the economy. It had been primarily men working and making the higher wages. Men and women were never competing for the same jobs because men worked in mines and heavy industry, and women worked more in the office. In the 1940’s, the average salary earned was less than that of 1929. Unemployment levels grew to over 8 million men and women. As soon as [|President Roosevelt] was elected into office, he enacted the [|New Deal], which was expected to help the country rebound out of its economic depression. The New Deal offered programs to help farmers, banks, and the civilians. For a short period of time, the programs helped improve the lives of suffering Americans. In the long run, more would need to be done if the economy was going to sustain its growth. The fact that the government got involved had a positive impact on the economy, and would be the start of many more government-created programs to come. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">[|World War II]     <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> was the most difficult period of time for women because they had to take over the men’s jobs while continuing their household work and taking care of their children. [|Rosie the Riveter] was an American image who was an inspiration to all women. She was portrayedas a strong and independent defense worker who believed “We Can Do It.” Rosie’s influence caused the number of working women to rise from 11,970,000 in 1940, to 18,160,000 in 1945. After the war, women represented 36.1 percent of the [|civilian] workforce. When the war was over, one out of every four wives had a job. The women also enjoyed their increased incomes. During the war, working women were in the minority, and those worked were only accepted because there was a desperate need of labor. Twenty percent of the working women did not have the support of their husbands. Surprisingly 1.5 million mothers with young children worked instead of taking care of them. These children were either left with a family member or relative, or left home alone. Even though women worked all day, they still needed to take care of their children. Most people considered women’s jobs only temporary. Although women proved that their jobs were comparable to those of men, they were still paid less. Most women only took household courses in college, so they did not have good skills or enough of an overall education to become a well-paid worker. Therefore, women were placed at lower-level jobs than men. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> Sixty-nine percent of the working women hoped to either enter or remain working after the war was over and the men returned home. Unfortunately, when the men returned from war, the average salary for women decreased significantly. In 1946, three-quarters of working women were still working, but 90 percent of them were getting paid less than when they started. As a result of low pay and limited childcare services, some women actually pulled out of the workforce. Women with children decided to return to their home responsibilities after the war. However, the employment levels of women increased [|post-war] due to the larger number of women without children. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> The male supervisors did not have any interest in hiring female workers. When they hired a female worker, they were guided by a [|list of tips on how to handle them]        <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">. One of the tips was since women do not take initiative when working, therefore, male supervisors should give them enough tasks to keep them busy all day. It was also thought that this would keep women from bothering the male supervisors during the day. Another tip was to allow each woman an  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|adequate]     <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> number of rest periods throughout each day. It was thought that women would be more confident and efficient when working if they could tidy themselves up, apply lipstick, and wash their hands several times a day. These tips were completely serious in the 1940’s, but would be offensive to women today. In fact, these tips and the rest that were followed might bring about lawsuits today. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">  In the early 1900’s, it was typical for men and women to be separated when attending schools of higher education. [|Harvard] became one of the first universities to accept women in what used to be an all male school. Once men entered the war, their attendance in schools declined dramatically. [|Harvard] realized that women needed to be filling in for men as well as being educated in career fields which men dominated. In the 1940’s, women experience many educational opportunities. Many new possibilities started opening up for them. Before the war, colleges only offered marriage and household courses for women. Over time, courses such as [|child development], [|hygiene], [|home economics]  , and decorating were developed. During the time when Americans entered the war, [|Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute] allowed its first female student to enroll. About 800 women were sent to college by the [|Curtiss-Wright Company] to learn [|engineering]. Women were also hired by other companies as female chemists, lawyers, and brokers. Women had to go to college and get a good job in order to be the [|breadwinner] for their family. These educational opportunities allowed women to rise above the stereotype of a housewife and childcare provider. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> In addition to educational opportunities, women were also influenced in the fashion field. In the 1940’s, women started using shoulder pads in their dresses, suits, and jackets. They made women’s shoulders broader, which stylishly narrowed down to a tailored waist. With this, women generally wore skirts that fell slightly below their knees. This outfit was usually topped with a hat with wide brims. Another very popular look was the padded-shoulder jacket and a narrow skirt, usually worn with high-heeled shoes, a large hat, lots of jewelry, longer purses, and bright red lipstick. This style was seen as the women’s version of the military uniform. Women would wear this uniform to demonstrate their belief that they were equal to men, as well as to show their support for the war. Women attending college had completely different fashion ideas than working women. These women liked to mix and match skirts, sweaters, dresses, jackets, and blouses to give them the [|Hollywood] look. They also choose not to wear hats because they wanted to show off their beautiful, long curly hair. The new fashion trends showed that women had a desire for change even with the clothes they wore. The ability to create fashion trends empowered women to have courage to express themselves. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">  The 1940’s also saw women participating in organizations, military, and roles that they never had the opportunity to do before. On the military front, in 1942, the [|Women’s Army Corps (WAC)] and the [|Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES)] were founded. In addition, [|Congress] granted women the right to enter the [|U.S. Navy]. Generals were more willing to take women into the military primarily for administrative roles because they wanted the all men to be dedicated to combat. In 1943, the [|All-American Girls Professional Baseball League] was established. After [|World War II], the [|United Nations] was founded, and [|Eleanor Roosevelt] was the first female to be selected a [|U.S. delegate]. This was just the start of women being accepted into important roles. Later in 1948, [|Alice Coachman (high jumper)] was the first Black female to win a gold medal in the [|Olympics]. A year later, the [|Ladies Professional Golf Tour]  was founded by [|Mildred “Babe” Didrikson] and other females. All of these achievements were just the beginning of equality and greater opportunities for women in the future. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">           <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> History has shown that women benefited from the social and economic changes in the 1940’s. There were many “firsts” for women areas of sports, politics, social, military, and economic fields. Women began taking on greater responsibilities and were feeling self-confident and independent. As women gained more confidence, they knew that they could do anything that men could do and were highly motivated to achieve those goals. They were able to overcome obstacles including discrimination and exclusion. Their efforts successfully broke the stereotypical mold of a woman. More and more women were interested in making a difference for women. The accomplishments of women of the 1940’s are now seen as the [|catalysts] of change for women in the future. =__<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Annotated Bibliography:            __= <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Source:  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"11 Tips on How to Handle Women Employees." __Road & Travel__ 2008. 11 May 2008           <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">[|http://www.roadandtravel.com/roadhumor/1943transportation.htm>. </span] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Description:              <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">This online magazine article briefly describes how the women were treated during World War II. These tips were actually used by male supervisors back then, but in today’s world people find them funny. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Source:             <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">  "A Call to Arms." __Women and World War II__. 10 May 2008 [|http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~cg3/pagetwo.html>.</span] <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Description:            <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">This is a great website article that talks about women in the workforce. It also describes the different hardships that women faced, such as discrimination. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Source:             <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">  Campbell, D'Ann. "Women and World War II." Americans at War. Ed. John P. Resch. Vol. 3: 1901-1945. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. 203-205. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. Greenwich High School. 10 May 2008 <[[ http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p            <span  class="citationiacgale">           <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">GVRL&u=s0579>. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Description:   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">This is a great reference source about women’s roles in the war. It talks about all of the important jobs that women had, while the men were in combat.  Source:            <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">   "Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945." __Franklin__ __Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal__. 2 Feb. 2004. 9 May 2008  [|http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/depwwii/newdeal/newdeal.html>.</span]  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Description:      <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">   This excellent website article talks about President Roosevelt and the New Deal. It briefly describes how the New Deal was enacted to help the country out of economic depression.             <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Source:             <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">"Introduction." __Women and World War II__. 10 May 2008             <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">[|http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~cg3/intropage.html>.</span]   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Description:              <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">This is a brief website article that does not give much information, but it is a great introduction to the changes and the women’s roles in society.              <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> Source:  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Miller, J. Howard. __Rosie the Riveter Poster: World War II__. Photograph. 2001. 9 May 2008 <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://z.about.com/d/womenshistory/1/0/c/5/rosie1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://womenshistory.about.com/library/pic/bl_p_rosie.htm&h=500&w=382&sz=39&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=6bESRq4wt7LjdM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=99&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drosi>.  Description:            <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">This source is an image of the Rosie the Riveter, “We Can Do It!”             <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">  Source:  Susan, Hartmann M. __The Home Front and Beyond: American Women in the 1940s__. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1982. Description:   This book source is a little challenging to comprehend. It describes the roles of women, women at work, the economy, and women in education during World War II. It also talks about the women’s jobs while their husbands were off at war.               <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Source:             <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">  "The Effects of the War on Women." __Women and World War II__. 27 Feb. 2008. 9 May 2008  [|http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/st/~cg3/pagefour.html>.</span]          <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Description: This website article is an easy read. It discusses the difficulties that women faced in the workforce. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">

Source:            <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">  "//Women at Work in the 1940s//." //DISCovering U.S. History//. Gale Research, 1997. Reproduced in History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. [|http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/HistRC/</span]         <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">> Description: This is an excellent article from the History Resource Center that talks about the influence that the American image, Rosie the Riveter had on the working women. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">

Source:            <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">  "Women in Education (1940s)." //American Decades CD-ROM//. Gale Research, 1998. Reproduced in History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. [|http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/HistRC/</span]       <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Description:         <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is a great website article from the History Resource Center that describes the changes that women went through with education. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Source:            <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">   "Women of the Century." __Discovery Education__. 2008. 11 May 2008  [|http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/womenofthecentury/decadebydecade/1940s.html>.</span]  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Description:       This website article is not that great because there is little information to pull from it. The timeline comes in real handy, though, when writing about important events that occurred in the 1940’s. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">Source:             <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">  "//Women's Clothes in the 1940s//." //DISCovering U.S. History//. Gale Research, 1997. Reproduced in History Resource Center. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. [|http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/HistRC/</span]         <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">> Description:           <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">   <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">This website article from the History Resource Center is a quick read through that discusses the new fashion statements for women. This article if very useful when writing about the women’s clothing choices and the different outfits they wore on different occasions. It briefly describes the popular, casual, youth, and school looks.

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">   **__Other Roles of Women Links:__**

Women of the 1920s The role of women in the 1920s The role and status of Women in the 1930s Women in the 1940's <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif">Role of Women in the 1920's: Superficial or a Fight Toward Equality <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">   __**World War II Links:**__

Atomic Bomb Atomic Bomb Necessary Fall of the Philippines Navajo Code Talkers Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor The Ongoing Controversy <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">