Women's Roles During Ww2

Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese Navy was a surprise strike that led to the entrance of United States into World War II. American society was transformed; patriotic men were urged to leave behind their families and enter into the military. The absence of men issued women, the natural caregivers and housewives, to take on workforce responsibilities. World War II gave birth to a new nation forever changing the roles of women in the United States. All women on the homefront were affected by the changes caused by the war. For numerous women, the war was gave them time to gain strength, independence and responsibilities in areas majority of women were oblivious towards. This was the cause for Mrs. Helen Litts and American women; pressures of husbands, fathers, sons, and children abandonment to the war, experienced food and money rationing, blackouts, changes in fashion, and new duties due to the effects of the war.
World War II introduced the first time women were commonly allowed into the working

The departure of men left an increasing amount of vacant jobs that needed filled. Women were amused about the notion to enter the workforce and having an primary involvement in the war. When asked about women’s roles during WWII, Litts said, “A lot entered the workforce, and some had already worked before.[They] worked in the factory doing munitions or had pink collar jobs. I worked in a bank… that was white collar.”In the United States, pink collar workers performed duties in the service industry. In contrast, workers who performed manual labor services were consider blue collar workers, and the typical professional office workers were called white collar. United States factories supplied war production. Women entered jobs that were not only white collar but even entered blue collar jobs that were usually done by men(