lped the war directly by forming associations such as WACs (Women Army Corps), WRENS (Women's Royal Naval Service), and the CWAC (Canadian Women's Auxiliary Corps). Other women made an effort during the war indirectly by becoming journalists, mail carriers, gas station attendants, elevator operators, and farmers. Women also helped take people's minds off the war by entertaining them. Some jobs to entertain were film stars, dancers, and singers. (America Prepares for War, p.23; Women and War, p. 6; http://www.valourandhorror.com/DB/ISSUE/women/index.htm)
             One job that women could be better at than men was being a spy. The government hired some women to go to other countries and bring back information that would be of use to the United States. It was easier for women to attain such information than men, because men were more suspected than women were. Studies show that a woman's information would be more
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