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How the women’s Auxiliary service pilots helped shape American Warfare

“From time immemorial, girls have been brought up to believe that they are inherently incapable, axiomatically inferior to boys. Both men and women accepted this belief in almost all cultures—even when women did most of the society’s productive work, as well as bearing its next generation.”

--Doris Weatherford i

Women have played a valuable role in all of America’s military conflicts; over time, the roles they have played have helped them to become more accepted as useful contributors to war efforts. Traditionally women have worked “behind the scenes” assisting in ways that were considered suited to their ability; but as times have progressed, modern women have proven their ability in both planning and carrying out military strategy. The impacts of female involvement in times of war have enabled political, economic, and social change as women have proven not only their competence, but their desire to be on the forefront of military activity. Female involvement in World War Two, both on the home front and in battle, made great strides in the field of gender relations and helped enact social change; the WASPs and projects like it helped pave the way for women to have a more active role in military operations.
World War II was an international conflict that helped shape the course of modern history. Ending in 1945, the War helped elevate the United States to a position as global leader; US diplomacy during World War II helped rebuild western Europe and maintain control of its portion of a divided Berlin. The results of World War II also helped set the stage for the ensuing Cold War.
Domestically, the United States underwent drastic economic reshaping in order to prepare the nation for war; “World War Two was a conflict that affected every American. Young and old,