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Essay On American Women During World War 1

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The United States struggled to stay out of European Affairs and World War 1. U.S. industrialization and expansion in the 19th century made it more important to global affairs, especially in Europe. When World War 1 broke out, the US remained Neutral. The US supplied the Allies, German submarines warfare threatened U.S. ships, and the Zimmerman telegram all brought America into World War 1. American women did find new freedoms and options due to the demand for labor and materiel support during World War 1 which proved essential to the success of the war effort. As farmers enlisted and were drafted to be soldiers in World War 1, women were encouraged to take care of the farmlands that were no longer being cared for by the men. Document 4 is a poster by the Women's Land Army praising the woman plowing land and describes this action by the woman as a national service. Due to the war and men enlisting and being drafted into World War 1, there was no one else to care for the farmlands the men looked after. The Woman's Land Army published this poster in hopes to support the war effort by having a productive source of food cared for despite men not being able to care for the land as they had before the war. Women were …show more content…

As depicted in Document 3, more women were joining the workforce in factories and having jobs only before being occupied by men. More women were joining the workforce in response to the open positions caused by men enlisting and being drafted into the war. To continue the U.S.'s productivity of supplies and to support themselves and their families, women began to take positions in workplaces that were mostly looked at to be as men's jobs by society. Women had more financial independence and were able to be employed in a larger variety of jobs due to the need for women working in factories to make materiels for World War

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