It shocks me how the a woman's role has changed over the past few years. From homemakers, they have suddenly became nurses, factory workers, sales people, mechanics and even spies! Women were doing everything they could to help out with the war effort.
Lots of women worked as nurses overseas. Their duties included scrubbing and disinfecting rooms, organizing baths for soldiers, driving ambulances, running soup kitchens and treating patients. They could be found almost anywhere: behind the front lines, in Army hospitals, on trains and on transport ships. Sometimes, these women were wounded and died overseas.
Women also started serving in the army, navy and air forces although they were not taken very seriously. Besides piloting, women also worked as mechanics in the air force. There had been many recruiting posters such as this:
Back at home, women started working in jobs that were traditionally dominated by men. Besides working as seamstresses, women were now working in ammunition factories, operating power machines, and in farms. One noticeable difference, however, was that women were getting paid considerably low wages compared to men working the same jobs. Perhaps that may change in the future.
Another interesting change is that somehow, women have obtained the right to vote. I never thought that it would be possible for the law to be changed.
While I am still trying to come in terms with such changes, I must admit that women are more capable than most make them out to be.
Sincerely,
George Wright
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Sources:
http://women-in-war2.tripod.com/id11.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_roles_in_the_World_Wars
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