WOMEN IN WW2

WOMEN IN MINNESOTA

• Women replaced the men
• In Minnesota at the time 60% of workers were women
• Besides working women helped with the Red Cross, the Civilian defense, and sold war bonds

MEN VS WOMEN

• Women helped serve in the war
• Men didn't like women wearing uniforms
• Many states objected to this too
• Women relieved men
• Women were put into shape

NURSES

• 59,000 nurses served in the army nurse corps
• nurses worked close to the front lines
• More than 200 nurses were killed from the attack on Pearl Harbor

JOBS

• Women replace men at work
• The women did everything
• They worked at home, in factories, etc.

WOMEN IN FACTORIES

• women took over in factories
• They worked long hours
• They earned 40 shillings
• Men were paid more than women

WOMEN ON FARMS

• Some women worked on farms instead
• They were known as land girls
• They lived on the farms that they worked at
• They wore uniforms
• The land girls were payed 32 shillings per week

COUPLES IN WW2

• it was normal for quick marriages
• Teenagers would marry their sweethearts
• They did this right before the men went overseas
• women managed their households
• They also helped with war related organizations

ROSIE THE RIVETER

• In WW2 the government promoted the ideal women worker
• Her name was Rosie the Riveter
• She was loyal, efficient, patriotic, and pretty
• Their was even a popular song in 1942 called Rosie the Riveter
• successful in the media and used in propaganda