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Women at Home and Abroad

Brad Johnson Andrew Roehm Kim Reott Raeanna Westbrook Michael Berquist. Women at Home and Abroad. Rosie the Riveter. A cultural icon of the United States representing the American women who worked in factories during WWII.

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Women at Home and Abroad

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  1. Brad Johnson Andrew Roehm Kim Reott Raeanna Westbrook Michael Berquist Women at Home and Abroad

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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”.

  5. 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 .

  6. Quiz • When was the WAAC created? • When was the WASP created? • What jobs did women start taking during the war? • Why did women have to take all the jobs in the factories? • Why weren’t many women accepted in the airforce?

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