Library of Congress
Loc: Women Photojournalists: Marjory Collins
Focus on feminist photojournalist Marjory Collins in this brief biography. She documented life on the home front during World War II.
Library of Congress
Loc: On the Homefront: America During Ww I and Ww Ii
Using primary source documents from the Library of Congress, learn about volunteer work, civil defense, conservation efforts, economic initiatives, and patriotic support on the homefront in both World War I and World War II.
Rice University
Rice University: The Heights Remembers: World War Ii
An oral history project done by Rice University and a middle school who recorded the memories of WWII that members of their neighborhood had.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Salute to Our Veterans
The community of Okotoks Alberta honours their War veterans with biographies of their fallen men here. These biographies provide students the opportunity to see the real stories, real faces, and real tragedies of war.
Other
Texas Historical Commission: Texas in World War Ii [Pdf]
From 1941 to 1945, Americans, and particularly Texans, rallied to supply manpower and equipment, while sacrificing much to support the wartime effort. Find out about this show of support in this illustrated guide.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Poster on the American Home Front
A collection of posters used on the home front during WWII to make the war a reality for the everyday citizen. Text accompanies the historical significant graphic images.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: u.s. Rationing During Wwii
Interactive lesson on U.S. Rationing during WWII uses a 1942 genre painting, Wartime Marketing, for students to study American Life during WWII.
National Archives (UK)
National Archives: Wwii Evacuation to Canada
Through the lens of the British National Archives and with the use of primary sources, students assess the quality of care children received when they were evacuated into Canada during World War II.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Every Citizen a Soldier: World War Ii Posters on the Home Front
An article from the quarterly journal, History Now, discusses the importance of posters in World War II in encouraging support in the United States for the war. See examples of posters and read about how they emphasized the role of every...
US National Archives
Docsteach: Baseball: A Morale Booster During Wartime?
Students will learn about the role of baseball on the American homefront during World Wars I and II. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (during World War I) and President (during World War II), commented on the...
Other
American Girl: Molly, a Patriotic Girl
Meet Molly, a character in the American Girl series, and learn about cooperation, resourcefulness, and World War II through this collection of stories, games, and activities. Also, includes teacher's guide and worksheets.
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.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: World War Ii: The Home Front
World War II opened a new chapter in the lives of Americans. It was a time of social change and a marked increase in patriotism. In this lesson, students will explore how World War II affected civilians at home.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: On the Home Front
A lesson plan that will enable young scholars to experience the at-home, non-combatant roles that young people played during WWII.
Brown University
What Did You Do in the War Grandma?
High school students interview women who lived during WWII. What did they do, how did they feel about the war, what were their perceptions? Very interesting reading.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War Ii History: Ww2 Us Home Front for Kids
Kids learn about the history of the United States home front during World War II. How people back home helped to fight the war.
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company: Retail at War
Wartime posed many challenges for the retail industry. This brief record includes the contributions of women as they stepped into positions vacated by men who enlisted.