Military

At Home/At Work
100

How many women joined the military during WWII?

350,000 women

100

This face dawning a red bandanna was one of the main pieces of propaganda

Rosie the Riveter 

200

What was the age group the US government was looking for to join the Armed Forces, Civil Defence, or war industries?

Ages 20-30

200

Women lost their jobs, forfeiting them back to men after this happened

The end of the war

300

This number was the amount of jobs women could do during WWII

200 jobs


300

What percent of men's pay did women get paid for working the same jobs?

around 53%

400

19 million women did what during WWII

Worked/working

400

Women gained this after working their own jobs and making their money.

Confidence in the future

500

The act that was passed in 1948 that allowed women to serve regularly in the military

Women’s Armed Service Integration Act

500

This type of job is what women stepped up to in WWII

Men who owned jobs in STEM

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