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Women's Contributions During WW2

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS DURING WWII

BY: SLOANE HOPE

The role of women changed at home during WWII and while women had to take on men's jobs for less than what men usually got, an image of them was born and is now extremely popular.

WOMEN HAD TO

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Women that Worked

WOMEN'S PAYING JOBS

AT HOME

MORE THAN OTHER WOMEN

WOMEN THAT WORKED IN FACTORIES EARNED

$2.50

IS WHAT SKILLED WOMEN WOULD EARN FROM THEIR JOB EVERY WEEK

MEN AND WOMEN

WEREN'T PAID EQUAL EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE DOING THE SAME JOB

ROSIE THE RIVETER

Rosie the Riveter was an iconic figure that represented women working in and out of factories during WWII

J. HOWARD MILLER

ROSIE WAS DRAWN IN 1942 BY

Rosie was inspired by Rosie Bonavita and many other female factory workers

EVERY STATE

HAD WOMEN WORKING DURING WWII

''We would not have been able to win the war without women.''
- General Eisenhower ( National WWII Museum)

Women proved more tough than they appeared and even though women had to men's work for less than what men got, a positive image formed and all of those women got back the recognition they deserved and more

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