...When the United States committed itself to total war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, men packed their bags and kissed their wives goodbye and headed off to serve in the military. In rush to insure the United States was completely equipped, women quickly swooped out of the kitchen and headed to the factories, hospitals, and in front of the wheel, in place of the men in their absence. World War II gave women a sense of purpose outside their homes; It gave women a chance to live. Patriarchy has confined women into a box. Women lived with three set of rules: produce children, cook, and clean- but the second Great War has given women an opportunity to live like a man. Women had jobs in fields they were always rejected in because of their “fragile...
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...In most societies, from the past until now, gender roles have played a key factor in everyday life. Women are typically on the poorly favored end of this ideology wherehas men have most of the benefits. It is good to break gender roles because it helps to cause progress and new innovations. In the United States of America, women are constantly changing gender roles. The role of a woman in society from now compared to say the early nineteen hundred’s is vastly different. In the early nineteen hundreds women were basically expected to sit at home and take care of the household, that is decorate the house, and sew, knit or crochet. Women were viewed as delicate and unable to do the work that men do. As time progressed however women slowly began to prove men wrong. One of the first examples was Women’s Suffrage, where women...
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...Women have always been a helping hand, whether it was to help cook or put the children to bed. They were never the providers, husbands and men were. This left women to do all of the house work and other house chores. This changed when World War II broke out, women had larger roles in society, and being a woman actually meant something. Since men were busy with battle, women gladly took their place on assembly lines in defense industries. Women were commonly known to work outside of the house, but women were suspected to work inside factories. Few women actually worked in factories, except for textile mills and sewing industries, places where women belonged. Factories began to beg for workers because of all the missing hands, so they were forced to seek out women’s help to keep their industries running. Government advertisements posted about openings in the industrial industries and they told them that they were prepared for this type of work. In fact,...
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...When women were wanting to help with the war, they weren’t given many jobs. The male military workers were still getting more benefits and better jobs, during World War ll. Women weren’t allowed to do everything the men were allowed to do. Many bigger roles were to given the men. During this war, women hardly ever got to do a big job or become a captain for the military. According to Karen Donnelly who wrote American Pilots of World War ll, “General Arnold ordered their plane reassigned to a male pilot. He was afraid of the publicity that would result if women pilots were killed in the War Zone” (Donnelly,21). The United States wasn’t used to having women in the military, so because of this there roles were often compromised by male workers....
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...Before World War II, women’s roles in the home remains fairly steady and stable. They were the model of family life and domesticity and were expected to remain at home with the children to take care of the home and her husband. Though women were an integral part of society, all of their work came under the general heading of ‘housewife’. Not only did they take care of the home and the children, they were in charge of the family bookkeeping and even kept gardens, but all of this traditional work was not considered ‘real work’ because, unlike men, they earned no money. Cut off from the economy, they labored day and night producing goods and providing services vital to the well-being of the family and to society, but in the eyes of the world,...
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...In World War Two, Australian women had similar roles. In most of the Second World War, nurses were the only females to serve outside of Australia in any capacity. These organisations included the Australian Army Medical Women's Service the Australian Army Nursing Service, and Voluntary Aid Detachments of the Red Cross. 5,000 Australian nurses served in a range of locations, including hospitals, troops ships, camps and temporary hospitals and on aeroplanes. They served in Mediterranean, The Middle East, Britain, Asia, the Pacific, and Australia. While nurses were kept away from the home front as much as possible , they were also caught up in the evacuation of Singapore ,and many died when the Japanese army force attacked the hospital ships. A nurse was killed in the first Japanese attack on Darwin. Some Nurses served on the front line but they mainly stayed behind....
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...Living Journal WW2: Women in the home front During WW2 I was too old to take part in the war overseas but I saw major change in Canada. Blacks in the home front assumed the responsibilities of the men and women serving overseas, for the first working along with Whites in jobs through the country. For the first time during world war 2 a lot of black workers joined labour unions. During the war many men left their jobs to fight for their country and these jobs needed to be filled so women stepped forward to meet the demand for workers. Women worked along with men in factories. They built part of aircraft, make guns, ammunition and more. It was a premier for Canadian women they were showing that they had what it take to do “men jobs”. At the beginning of the war only about 600,000 women worked permanently, later in the war their number creased to about a 1,200,000. It became evident that women’s contribution in workplace was needed. While the husbands and sons were at war, Canadian farms felt the pressure to meet the growing need for food for the war effort. Many women farmer were faced with the fact that they had to maintain the farm themselves, as well as raising the children who are too young to join the war. Women did not only help for food supply or to build part of aircraft, make guns, ammunition. Women had organizations such as the Women Institutes who played an important role in helping during war. They were making quilts, bandages and clothing for the men overseas...
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...Role of Women in WW2 The role of women changed dramatically during and after World War 2 (WW2). Initially women would do the housework and look after the children. During the war, women did not only have to take care of the house, they slowly started becoming popular in the working industry. After the war, women were able to have more power and were considered more than just a pretty face. Topic sentence: Before the war, women had very little freedom, power and job opportunities. Explanation: Women were the leaders of the house. They would cook, clean, wash and wipe whilst looking after children. Some of them had feminine jobs, like tailoring, where they would work and try to earn money in order to support their husbands or if their husbands were unable to work. Before the war, it was generally thought that a MAN was the main bread winner and provider for their families. Ladies were very limited with their social interactions as well. They were occasional allowed get-togethers along-side their husbands. Evidence: Women were devoted to their husbands and if you weren’t married then you were supposed to be devoted to their father. Meaning that you were born to cook, clean, wash, wipe and bear children. Link: But with so many men away at war, this idealistic view began to change. Women were allowed to work and were expected to be an active member of the workforce. Topic sentence: The rise of women and their path to change during WW2. Explanation: When all the men where off...
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...racism. She was the first to hold press conferences, and speak at a national convention. On a few occasions, she disagreed with her husband's policies. She advocated for expanded roles for women in the workplace, the civil rights of African Americans and other races across the nation, and for the rights of people who fled their country because of WW2. After her husband suffered a polio attack in 1921, Eleanor stepped forward to help Franklin with running for president. When her husband became president in 1933, Eleanor dramatically changed the role of the first lady. Not content to stay in the background she showed the world that the first lady was an important part of American politics. She gave press conferences and spoke out for human rights, children's causes and women's issues, working on behalf of the League of Women Voters She also focused on helping the country's poor, stood against racial discrimination and, during WW2, traveled abroad to visit U.S. troops. Throughout Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, Eleanor traveled extensively around the nation, visiting relief projects, surveying working and living conditions, and then reporting her observations to the President. She provided objective information to her husband. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and the United States entered WW2, she made certain that the President did not abandon the goals he had put forth in the New Deal. She also exercised her own political and social influence. In conclusion i believe...
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...A.P. EUROPEAN HISTORY FINAL EXAM REVIEW GUIDE Renaissance/Reformation Scientific Revolution • Characteristics of Humanism/how it spread - Theories of Copernicus, Newton • Roles for women - Rulers support of scientific academies • Calvin’s teachings • Attitudes toward Anabaptists Economics • Goals of Protestant princes - mercantilism • Opposition to Spanish rule in UPN - decline of Hanseatic League • Places where major faiths co-existed - causes of 16th century inflation - Changes in Russian serfs status in 17th & 18th centuries Absolutism - purpose of “putting out” system Attitudes toward the Edict of Nantes - theories of Adam Smith Thomas Hobbes & Jacques Bossuet - 18th & 19th centuries’ standard of living Constitutional nations in 17th century improvements Factors supporting French absolutism Factors in decline of Sweden Cromwell’s invasion of Ireland 18th Century Results of the Thirty Years’ War - Partitions of Poland -Enlightened Despots’ achievements/ Reforms 19th Century - Britain’s foreign policy concerns Attitudes toward the Corn Laws - Peasant demands in French Revolution Goals of liberals, nationalists - Lasting changes of French Revolution Support for Greek independence - Critics of the French Revolution Theories of Thomas Malthus - Achievements of women in French Luddites Revolution Influences...
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...women and women at war • With younger women directed to factories, and older women encouraged to volunteer in organisations such as the Women’s Voluntary Service, women played a key role in the war • From 1940 women were directed into sectors of the economy where there was a shortage of labour (eg. shipyards, docks, factories and hospitals) • By the end of 1943, 50% of all factory workers were women • Also, by the end of 1943, 80% of married women were working as well as playing their role in the household • Average earnings for women almost doubled from 1938 – 1945 • Over 500,000 women served in the auxiliary branches of the armed forces • Women employed in industry, commerce and the armed forces rose by 50% to 2 ¼ million by 1943 • Overall, 1 ¼ million men and women volunteered in the war by July 1940 • The National Service Act (December 1941) conscripted unmarried women into the Force’s Auxiliary Corps • However, despite the war giving women more money, greater status and independence, it did not bring around equal pay • After WW1 most women gave up their wartime jobs, however after WW2 a much higher percentage of women kept their jobs • Moreover, sexual relationships flourished / increased over the war period Social levelling and breaking down of class barriers • One of the main aspects of WW2 was social mobility • Conscription was introduced in September 1940 (men aged 18 to 41) • By mid 1941, the army, navy and air force had...
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...The Advancement of Women Tammy Phillips HIS 204 Instructor Vera Parham January 8, 2014 The Advancement of Women Through History Women’s Rights have grown stronger through the years. Women have gone from being seen and not heard to having a voice, supporting war multiple war efforts, and becoming politicians. In the landmark case of Roe verses Wade gave women the right to own their own body with the decision of whether or not to have an abortion. Women were battling for equality as well as the right to vote. This suffrage was a long drawn out battle through the years but finally was won. Women’s roles during all three wars, the Spanish American War, World War I, and World War II, included nurses, clerical positions, and they back filled spouse’s duties at home. A “New Woman came about in the 1920s as women changed their attitude along with hair, make-up and attitude. All of the progressions were won due to persistence. Women have played a significant throughout the wars in America, not just stateside but abroad. “The Spanish-American War created a substantial need for military nurses” (Small, 1998). Dr Anita Newcomb McGee became the nurse’s bureau chief. This was the first time contract nurses were hired to in military hospital. In September 1918, 1,100 nurses were serving in the United and overseas. During World War I women were allowed to serve in non-nursing positions performing clerical duties. 34,000 women served in the military and 10,000 served as...
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...Women on the U.S Home Front When the war began there was an extremely high demand for jobs to produce wartime materials, and when the men were shipped off to war, the women stepped up and took their place. Women also did various other things from victory gardens to rationing goods. But, arguably their most important role was to keep a positive attitude and high moral on the Home Front. War can be a very scary time but women did all they could to make their children, and others feel safe. During WWII, life on the Home Front was a significant part of the war effort and had a major impact on the outcome of the war, and no one had a more significant role on the Home Front than women. This document is a personal account of Mourine Merrow, she describes her early life and her life throughout the wars. It also includes a photo of Mourine and her husband working together at the Aircraft Training School. Mourine Merrow was born in Michigan in 1916 and she lived there throughout the war. Mourine felt many impacts of the war in her daily life, and rather than complain or get upset, she took things into her own hands and did all she could to support the war. She supported the war by rationing foods and goods, by volunteering at various places, wrote letters to troops to boost moral, planted a victory garden, and she even enrolled in the Aircraft Training School. This story was intended for all U.S citizens, to show everything that she did, and you can do, in your life to be a good American...
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...differences between family systems in East Asia and the United States? Explain each. 1. Confucian values- places emphasis on loyalty and obedience to the group and its leader, where the United states has individualism 2. Gender Inequality- In east asia there is a patrinlean and multi-generational system, with the inheritence rights traveling down the male line, where in united states its bi-lateral and emphasis is placed on nuclear family. 3. Demographic Transition- Change from high fertility high mortality to a low fertility and mortality rates causing an aging population. Same in US but there is more immigration to the US which helps keep it more age balanced. How did the Japanese religious tradition view women? What roles were available to them? Confucian values states that women were inferior to men and theat they were to obey men. Buddhism states that women would not acheieve salvation and were inferior, Buddhism perceived women as inferior and an obstacle for men to achieve Nirvana. Religious...
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...The last key force was America’s involvement in War, which in the short term provided American women with work opportunity typically reserved for males, also paving the way for second wave feminism. Many women began working outside the home for the first time When America entered WWI in 1917, a male labour shortage, meant that women took over traditional male roles while they were at war. The Woman's Land Army of America, brought over 20,000 women to rural America, these "farmerettes" were paid wages equal to male farmers and an eight-hour working day protected them. 11,000 women, served abroad as nurses; others became ambulance drivers. For many, this provided an example of women mobilizing themselves. They challenged conventional thinking about gender roles which celebrated by many e.g. The Los Angeles Times proclaimed "farmettes" were “To turn new earth in history of the...
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