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Calisphere: University of California Libraries

University of California: Calisphere: Wwii 1939 45: Women in the Workforce

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines the topic of women and work during WWII through original photographs that highlight the types of places women worked and the sorts of jobs they did.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: World War Ii: Women on the Home Front

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore women's work on the home front during World War II.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: American Women and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: American Women and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
During World War II American women took news jobs in the military and defense industry.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Women of the Wwii Workforce: Photos Show the Real Life Rosie the Riveters

For Students 9th - 10th
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...