Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The Role of Women
Although the role of women in WWI was significant, it got incredibly larger in WWII. During WWI, when the men went off to fight for the United States, many women had to step up and take on jobs to make up for the men that left their jobs. Before this, women mostly stayed at home and raised the kids while the men did all the work. When the war began, they had to do their part in helping the US, which was working on the home front. Although they did have a significant impact on the war, it was nearly as large as they did in WWII. During this war, they not only had jobs, but many even went off to the war to fight. They build airplanes, ships, and over 150,000 women were used in the army. This was important because unlike WWI, they didn't try to help the war from a distance, but were part of it due to the lack of men. Rosie the Riveter is an example of a hard working women in the factories during WWII. She was a symbol and icon for all women during WWII and showed them what the ideal women should be like.
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Your last two sentences intrigued me. While subconsciously I was aware that Rosie the Riveter symbolized a powerful woman, I hadn't really thought about what the 'ideal woman' should be like. Classifications like these reminds me of the similarities to the Aryan race. I just find it very interesting how different the means can be to achieve an ideal group of people.
ReplyDeleteI think that you made some key points in the sense that you pointed out how women evolved from WWI and the changes that were made during WWII when women were seriously needed
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