t was long ago when women were looked upon as slaves to the hard Working, man. In
today's society women now are more respected and are acceptable for many jobs as
men are. Yet, long before our time during World War II, women were thought many
different things that they could only imagine. During the postwar, women were, then
equipped with many different abilities colliding with their home chores and knowledge.
Women then took their stand and many acts were passes in their favor. In this essay I
shall be discussing the many different requirements women went through during World
War II, their postwar abilities, and the discussion of what the men in the past had
The war's demand, the war had made the proposition to the women to do the man's
work (Leahy, pg.35). Women were encouraged to take these jobs for the first time in
history. To some it was a shock but to many it was a divine privilege. By 1942 a poll
showed that only 13% of Americans opposed women in the workforce (Leahy, pg.36).
Many of them also became war nurses and helped many of the men recover. It would
seem that women's interests in occupational equality were directly linked to the
nation's state of distress. Many women were exceptionally well at making bombs and
took the place of men. During the war women received many different opportunity and
advancement in their lives. Even though there were many laws prohibiting women from
working they still came through for our country (Walker, pg.2). For once women were
looked at as producers and not reproducers.
After the war the men had returned home and back steps began to take place with the
women. In 1945, 3/4 of the women polled by the Women's Bureau of the Department of
Labor wished to continue working which showed their interests in the skills they
possessed. During this point much frustration ran through these women for th
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