Women on the Homefront

According to Rosalie F. Richard, my grandmother, life on the home front of the U.S. during WWII was very hard. All women were required to complete all of their normal household chores and get new jobs as the work force was greatly depleted. This was due to the 10 million men serving their country in the war overseas. Women were not used to the fact that they were now needed in the work force as …showed first 75 words of 1052 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1052 total…chores and duties. By the end of the war women were no longer needed in the work force. However, the women were not ready to leave. This was the prelude to the women's movement in the 70s. Women had a taste of freedom, equality, and money. Women no longer wanted to slave over chores at home. They wanted equal opportunities in all aspects of life. The war created a life long work force of women.