Women's Role In World War II
When you think of WWII, do you think of women? Women played an important role in WWII, disregarding what men think. They nursed injured soldiers, the entertained the troops to loosen them up and most commonly, they took over the jobs that men left behind. Even though women didn’t fight in war directly, doesn’t mean they weren’t important during it.
During war it is obvious that people get hurt, so who’s going to help the injured? The women did; without them the soldiers would’ve been in even more pain, get the wound infected or died. “With the average age of 25, by war's end 4,480 Nursing Sisters had enlisted” (www.veterans.gc.ca). The nurses had a lot of work to do and a lot of pressure to keep the soldiers alive. In one instance, “in one 19 1/2 hour period, 98 operations were performed.” (www.veterans.gc.ca). They were always on their feet doing work and treating soldiers everywhere. They were too in danger from the enemies, not only the soldiers who were fighting. The women were a big part during war even if they didn’t kill the enemies; they saved the allies. As www.veterans.gc.ca said, “enemy action kept nursing sisters extremely busy. In fact, more than 100 station hospitals were built and nurses were even more in demand (www.veterans.gc.ca). Without …show more content…
“Keeping morale high in wartime has always been seen as a crucial to victory” (Lewis, 221). Famous and not so well known dancers, singers and other entertainers would get a chance to play in front of the soldiers. Entertaining would improve the soldiers’ performance and would really please the soldiers; to take a break from the horrendous battle field. “Organizations such as Red Cross and the Salvation Army created their own entertainment groups.” (Lewis, 221). People may have not known about entertainment during war but it is important for the soldiers and who else to give it to them than the
During war it is obvious that people get hurt, so who’s going to help the injured? The women did; without them the soldiers would’ve been in even more pain, get the wound infected or died. “With the average age of 25, by war's end 4,480 Nursing Sisters had enlisted” (www.veterans.gc.ca). The nurses had a lot of work to do and a lot of pressure to keep the soldiers alive. In one instance, “in one 19 1/2 hour period, 98 operations were performed.” (www.veterans.gc.ca). They were always on their feet doing work and treating soldiers everywhere. They were too in danger from the enemies, not only the soldiers who were fighting. The women were a big part during war even if they didn’t kill the enemies; they saved the allies. As www.veterans.gc.ca said, “enemy action kept nursing sisters extremely busy. In fact, more than 100 station hospitals were built and nurses were even more in demand (www.veterans.gc.ca). Without …show more content…
“Keeping morale high in wartime has always been seen as a crucial to victory” (Lewis, 221). Famous and not so well known dancers, singers and other entertainers would get a chance to play in front of the soldiers. Entertaining would improve the soldiers’ performance and would really please the soldiers; to take a break from the horrendous battle field. “Organizations such as Red Cross and the Salvation Army created their own entertainment groups.” (Lewis, 221). People may have not known about entertainment during war but it is important for the soldiers and who else to give it to them than the