PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WOMEN IN THE ARMED SERVICES
WOMEN SERVED AS ...
- In the WAVES as Radio Operators
- Repairmen
- Gunnery instructors
- Mechanics
- Flight instructor
CHALLENGES
- Could not served in direct combat
- Initially women were barred from supervisory positions
- 88 women were taken as POWs
ACOMPLISHMENTS
- Authorized participation with the U.S. Army for women
- Freed man to fight
- Served in every virtual ocupation except direct combat
ARMED SERVICES DURING WWII
- Over 400,000 women served
- The army offered over 239 jobs
- Eisenhower fought for permanent spots for women in the Armed Services
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