Curated OER
WACS, WAVES< and SPARS: Women during World War II
Eleventh graders conduct a class discussion on the historical background information of women during World War II. In this American History lesson, 11th graders evaluate what motivated women during this time. Students create a...
Curated OER
Working Women of WWII: Primary Documents: The Editorial Cartoon
Students examine the role of women in the workplace during World War II. They identify social conflicts, view and analyze editorial cartoons, participate in a group discussion, and answer discussion questions.
Scholastic
Scholastic: World War Ii: American Homefront: From Homemaker to Shipbuilder
An account of how World War II changed the lives of not just the soldiers, but also the people on the homefront. Find out how their daily life changed, and how they helped in the war effort. Includes many photos, questions to think...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Fighting the Good Fight in World War Ii 1941 1945: The Home Front
Discusses how America prepared for war, the impact on the work force in the United States, how women and other civilians supported the war effort, and how the war affected race relations.
Other
Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1940 1949
Take a walk through this part of American history surrounding World War II. Each section includes cultural history of the time, with links pertaining to art and architecture, books and literature, education, fads and fashion, historic...
US National Archives
Nara: America on the Homefront: Selected World War Ii Records in New England
Brilliant look into life on the homefront during World War II. See radio spots rationing and controlling prices, wartime research, defending the homefront, and more. Many of the links are .pdf documents.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: World War Ii: Women on the Home Front
This collection uses primary sources to explore women's work on the home front during World War II.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Themepark: Liberty: World War Ii
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around World War II. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Rosie the Riveter
This lesson features a series of student-centered grouping strategies and discussion forums that utilize secondary sources. Students will be exposed to various sources that provide both the historical narrative relating to women during
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: A Real Life "Rosie the Riveter"
Breaking news story about the death of "Rosie the Riveter", who helped to make a big impact on the role of women in World War II.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: American Women and World War Ii
Read about the opportunities that women had during World War II to work in jobs that had previously been unimaginable. To assist working mothers, the first childcare programs were begun, and efforts were made to make jobs in the defense...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Rosie the Riveter
A learning module that begins with "Rosie the Riveter" by Barrett Smith, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The American Homefront
See how the people at home stepped up to support the war effort in World War II.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: D Day (June 6, 1944)
The Library of Congress provides a brief overview of D-Day (in three parts), the day that thousands of American and British soldiers landed on the beaches of northern France.
History Link
History Link: World War Ii Home Front of Puget Sound
Fascinating article recounts the vast contributions of the Puget Sound area to the war effort of World War II. Though this area was small and relatively underdeveloped, the natural resources and established businesses allowed many...
A&E Television
History.com: Women of the Wwii Workforce: Photos Show the Real Life Rosie the Riveters
When the United States entered World War II after the 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor, men shipped overseas by the millions to serve in the war. This left many of the civilian and military jobs on the home front unfilled -- and that's when...
City University of New York
City University of New York: Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter
A series of discussion questions to accompany screenings of the award-winning documentary "The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter." The film can be purchased or ordered through some libraries.
Brown University
Brown University: Norman Rockwell's "Rosie the Riveter"
Norman Rockwell illustration of Rosie that appeared on the front of the "Saturday Evening Post," May 29, 1943.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Rosie the Riveter
Features a summary and interesting facts about Rosie the Riveter, a famous fictional character representing the women workers who made their contribution to the US war effort during WW2.