How Did Women Enter Ww2

“I think a lot of women said, screw that noise. ‘Cause they had a taste of freedom, they had a taste of making their own money, a taste of spending their own money, making their own decisions. I think the beginning of the women’s movement had its seeds right here in World War Two.” This quote said by Dellie Hahne, a former school teacher, shows people how strong and powerful these women were in World War II. During WWII, women were able to enter the workforce because most of the working men left to go fight in the war. When war broke out in 1939; over 334,473 soldiers had left to go fight in Germany, Italy, and Japan. Women were “stay at home mothers” for too long. They decided, when men went off to war, women would take over. Since so many men had left to go fight, women were finally capable of taking over the men’s roles and jobs. This gave women huge opportunities that have never been offered to them before. Even though women enjoyed the challenges it offered, they wanted to prove to people, mostly men, that they’re strong and independent women that can fill the duties and roles that men usually do. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, over twelve million women were working outside of their homes. After the war, women were expected to
Women never received much attention for what they did during WWII and how they sometimes sacrificed their lives just for their country. Women could die from the explosives they were working with especially if they were working with guns and explosives. For example, on February 1944 a girl working on a tray had an incident of accidentally blowing off the roof of the building injuring two women next to her and she passed away, and another woman slipped on the floor while carrying a can of TNT and got it all over her which could lead to a very critical situation. It shows people that women should be more appreciated of what they’ve