Useful Links
American women and World War II
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/us-wwii/a/american-women-and-world-war-ii
History At a Glance: Women in World War II
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/women-wwii
WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WAR
https://www.teacheroz.com/WWIIHomefront.htm
Women in the Work Force during World War II
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/wwii-women.html
These 5 Heroic Women of World War II Should Be Household Names
https://www.uso.org/stories/2459-heroic-women-of-world-war-ii
Rosie the Riveter Delivered Miracles During WWII
https://www.uso.org/stories/1838-rosie-the-riveter-delivered-miracles-during-wwii
Rosies Kept America Running During World War II
https://www.uso.org/stories/106-rosies-kept-america-running-during-world-war-ii
Rosie the Riveter Inspired Women to Serve in World War IIhttps://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/story/Article/1791664/rosie-the-riveter-inspired-women-to-serve-in-world-war-ii/
Who Was Rosie the Riveter? The American Factory Women of World War II
https://ushistoryscene.com/article/rosie-the-riveter/
Rosie the Riveter’ Recounts Women’s World War II Service
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/1791569/
All American Girls Professional Baseball League History
https://www.aagpbl.org/history/league-history
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/us-wwii/a/american-women-and-world-war-ii
History At a Glance: Women in World War II
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/women-wwii
WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WAR
https://www.teacheroz.com/WWIIHomefront.htm
Women in the Work Force during World War II
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/wwii-women.html
These 5 Heroic Women of World War II Should Be Household Names
https://www.uso.org/stories/2459-heroic-women-of-world-war-ii
Rosie the Riveter Delivered Miracles During WWII
https://www.uso.org/stories/1838-rosie-the-riveter-delivered-miracles-during-wwii
Rosies Kept America Running During World War II
https://www.uso.org/stories/106-rosies-kept-america-running-during-world-war-ii
Rosie the Riveter Inspired Women to Serve in World War IIhttps://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/story/Article/1791664/rosie-the-riveter-inspired-women-to-serve-in-world-war-ii/
Who Was Rosie the Riveter? The American Factory Women of World War II
https://ushistoryscene.com/article/rosie-the-riveter/
Rosie the Riveter’ Recounts Women’s World War II Service
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/1791569/
All American Girls Professional Baseball League History
https://www.aagpbl.org/history/league-history
Primary Sources
Rosie Pictures: Select Images Relating to American Women Workers During World War II
https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/126_rosi.html
Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0001.html
Primary Source Sets: World War II: Women on the Home Front
https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/world-war-ii-women-on-the-home-front
Danger — Women at Work!
https://archive.org/details/0995_Danger_Women_at_Work_01_15_48_19
Women's Committee of UAW Local 400, “Female Union Members Challenge Post-War Job Discrimination,” SHEC: Resources for Teachers, accessed June 29, 2022, https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1157.
World War, 1939-1945 women employment
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=World%20War%2C%201939-1945%20women%20employment
Rosie the Riveter Leaves the Industrial WorkplaceWhile government planners and factory owners assumed that women’s industrial work during World War II would last only as long as the war lasted, many of the women had other ideas. After the war ended, despite their new skills, they found themselves forced to accept the same low-paying positions that had been the only jobs available to them before the war.
https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/1523
Lessons
lesson plan: Women and the war
Students will evaluate two competing historical arguments about the impact of World War II on the role of women in American society. They will then support their conclusions using evidence from a combination of primary and secondary sources.
NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR HISTORY
American Women During World War II: The Faces of War
Objectives
American Women During World War II: The Faces of War
Directions: For this project, you will be investigating the war experience from the perspective of the individual. At this point, all of you have selected a picture of an American woman from World War II.
Part One: You must include an introduction page (double-spaced) that describes: • Your woman’s name and age (age as of 1941 at the start of the war) • Their family background (if they have any family) • Where they are from (as specific as possible – e.g. give a town, state, and country) • How your person initially felt about America’s involvement in World War II • When the picture you were given was taken and what was happening to the woman in it when it was taken
Part Two: Putting yourself in the “shoes” of your woman, you must write a one-page* (double-spaced) journal entry for each year that the U.S. fought in the war (1941-1945).
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/American%20Women%20During%20World%20War%20II.pdf
Students will evaluate two competing historical arguments about the impact of World War II on the role of women in American society. They will then support their conclusions using evidence from a combination of primary and secondary sources.
NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR HISTORY
- HISTORICAL CONTENT ERA 8, STANDARD 3B The student understands World War II and how the Allies prevailed.
- HISTORICAL CONTENT ERA 8, STANDARD 3C The student understands the impacts of World War II at home.
- HISTORICAL THINKING STANDARD 3 The student is able to compare competing historical narratives and evaluate major debates among historians concerning alternative interpretations of the past.
- HISTORICAL THINKING STANDARD 4 The student is able to support interpretations with historical evidence in order to construct closely-reasoned arguments rather than facile opinions
American Women During World War II: The Faces of War
Objectives
- Students will build a comprehensive understanding of the many ways that American women contributed to the war effort during World War II.
- Students will gain an understanding of how women's efforts during World War II marked significant changes in the American economy, politics, and the military.
- Students will explore and analyze a number of primary and secondary sources as well as multimedia resources.
- Students will apply the knowledge gained in this lesson to the development of a fictional character they create for an assigned project.
- Students will enhance their ability to research historical documents and texts throughout the development of their project.
American Women During World War II: The Faces of War
Directions: For this project, you will be investigating the war experience from the perspective of the individual. At this point, all of you have selected a picture of an American woman from World War II.
Part One: You must include an introduction page (double-spaced) that describes: • Your woman’s name and age (age as of 1941 at the start of the war) • Their family background (if they have any family) • Where they are from (as specific as possible – e.g. give a town, state, and country) • How your person initially felt about America’s involvement in World War II • When the picture you were given was taken and what was happening to the woman in it when it was taken
Part Two: Putting yourself in the “shoes” of your woman, you must write a one-page* (double-spaced) journal entry for each year that the U.S. fought in the war (1941-1945).
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/inline-pdfs/American%20Women%20During%20World%20War%20II.pdf