WOMEN IN FACTORIES

WOMENS PRODUCTION DURING WWII

• aircraft, ships, tanks, landing craft
• artillery pieces, and small weapons
• engines, and trucks

CHALLENGES IN FACTORIES

• tight spaces
• had to work overtime
• performed repetitive tasks

ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF FACTORIES

• helped double industrial production
• helped provide essential weapons for the war
• helped win the war

WOMEN WORKERS

• 1945 2.2 million women worked in industries
• 1945 37% of workers were women
• 1945 1 out of every 5 women worked outside of home

Factories made winning the war possible