A War Woman's Job

A woman's job changed dramatically during both WWI and WWII. Women were normally seen as delicate and frail human beings at times during peace. But once times of war came, the social norm that women should stay at home had to change so that women could fill the jobs vacated by men. In both WWI AND WWII, a woman's importance in society was increased, for the government had to depend on them in order to create the necessary armaments to supply the army. This illustrates that the governments appears to only use women when it is necessary. And this is where Rosie the Riveter comes in. Rosie was a very strong, muscular woman that persuaded women to serve their country in any way they could, which was to help in factories, among other places. And while women were still used for the same reason as in WWI, this method of propaganda was a new form of recruiting women.