War Working Women
War working women.
In 1942, World War II was at large. The United States and other Allied powers were fighting strong as the Axis powers, Germany, Italy, and Japan, began to lose power. Men were heading to war and left jobs at home. As men were fighting overseas for their nation, women were the ones to take charge with jobs in factories, agriculture, and the military at the home front.
War working women.
"Rosie the Riveter" a character that was used to personify the period back then as women began taking on crucial jobs even when they may have been entirely different from the ones they already had. The typical male-dominated fields were taken over by women, and overall the nation grew stronger. Encouragement around the media were asking women to volunteer for service towards the war effort. Taking over 17+ different uniform jobs, women made a huge impact during World War II.
War working women.
To honor these women who gave their extreme wartime contributions, the Monument to the Women of World War II was designed and put in the center of Whitehall in London. The monument shows a 22 foot tall tower with coat hangers all around, hanging 17 different uniforms that women took on during wartime. As everyday people walk the streets, they pass by this sculpture to be reminded of the 7 million women, including 650,000 who joined the military. Serving as an inspiration to these everyday people, they may realize that they themselves can make a great difference too just as the women did.
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ReplyDeleteI like how you broke down each word in your title and explained it separately while still keeping the entire post cohesive; I also like how the memorial you described shows the different positions that women took on through their outfits and uniforms.
ReplyDeleteI admire how you formatted your blog. First, you introduced the history of war working women, then you connected that history to the Monument to the Women of World War II. I also liked how you included the links throughout the blog to explain certain words used or references made. One last thing I liked is how you referenced certain statistics throughout your blog, for example, “…to be reminded of the 7 million women, including 650,000 who joined the military.”
ReplyDeleteThroughout reading your blog post this week I felt a sense of discovery that I haven't felt before. Your comments and thoughts on the millions of women that helped serve America reflects you as a person. But what stood out to me the most is three simple words that you continued to highlight throughout your post, "War Working Women". Before reading through the text as a whole I had known very little about this topic, but because as I continued to read I began to understand more about the hardships women faced throughout periods of war. Thank you for shedding light on a topic that is not often remembered.
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