d before. Every weekend was a date with a new soldier, and in time she would meet her husband. The excitement was short lived though, as the mangled bodies of soldiers returning from war would enter the hospital. Everyone, including Dellie was affected emotionally and physically by the war. However it initiated a new era of women's culture. As the men left for the battlefields, the women left behind were forced to take over their business, and fill in the "gaps" that the men left.
             From taking care of the family farm, to building aircraft and weaponry in factories, women were becoming independent and enjoying their new "roles in life." Never before had women played such a crucial role in supporting the United States' economy and assisting in the war effort. "Rosie the Riveter" became the surname for the women assisting in the mass production of fighter and bomber aircraft, and they enjoyed it. Women took pride in their jobs and their independence. As the
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