Unbinding Revolutionary Women

Women at home and serving America This paper seeks to address where women contributed the most during WW2. Did women have a greater contribution to the war efforts through their work in factories, voluntary work or organization, or their service in the military/nursing? American women played an important role during the World War II, both at home and in uniforms. Not only did these women give their sons, husbands, fathers, and brothers to the war efforts, they gave their time, energy, and some had even given their lives. Women’s involvement in the military was a massive contribution during the war, because it was the first time that women were allowed to join the military forces in roles besides nursing.

Women exhibited signs of bravery and responsibility. They had to transition from being in the house and tending to domestic chores to becoming "unofficial quartermaster corps" of the army.They traveled along with the men in the army. They cooked, cleaned and nursed the men back to health. On some occasions they had to step up and take arms against the enemy troops. Women were expected to take an active role in both the American and British

). It’s crazy what woman has to go threw just to vote or just be a woman with a voice in America. In this time woman had to stand up for themselves and take control or then men would still control us. Woman’s right vote was passed June 4 1919, certain groups of people including African Americans and woman they didn’t have the right to vote this lasted over nineteenth and early twentieth century. As the movement got worst, others started speaking up, including Susan B. Anthony she played a big role in the woman suffrage movement.

Even some women would go so far to gather money to put clothes on the soldier’s back or sew their clothes. Others would travel with the men, whether it is camp followers, who were women who washed, cooked, nursed, sew, gather supplies, and even in some cases be sex partners or spies. Women dressed up as men and changed their name to fight as a soldier, or General’s wives who just wanted to be with their husbands like Martha Washington or Caty Greene. Not only do we see the point of the war through the women’s eyes that resisted British rule, but also from the eyes of Frederika von Residesel whose husband, Fritz Residesel, who fought for Britain. Indian women also felt the effects of the war, because they thought that “if America won their social roles would be changed and their power within their communities diminished” (Berkin.107).

The Civil War actually opened opportunities for women to gain more rights, because with many of the men gone to war women were left with the responsibilities that men usually fulfilled during that time period. Women of the Union often opened aid’s for soldiers and other helpful organization

Women’s Suffrage Women’s Suffrage occurred during the 1840s to the 1920s. Women did not have the right to vote in America until the end of World War I. All kinds of women rallied the movement because they wanted the right to vote. Other countries including, New Zealand and Australia achieved these rights earlier than America, Canada and Great Britain. In America, the movement really got its start during the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848.

Women have numerous roles in this Revolutionary War. Despite the fact that women are not permitted to join the military, several women are still serving as secret soldiers amid the Revolutionary War. The absolute most usual roles for women in the Revolutionary War are laundresses, housekeepers, cooks, water bearers, and seamstresses for the armed force. Several women additionally are serving as spies in the American Revolution. As medical attendants, house keepers, soldiers or spies, these women are risking their lives to serve the nation.

Furthermore, many women, especially in the North, filled roles as teachers and office workers. Women from both the North and South also became nurses during the war. Their goal was to help those who were injured to have a faster recovery from their injuries. Female nurses did also perform tasks such as cooking food and doing the laundry. In my opinion, the role of women greatly increased when the Civil War broke out.

Susan B. Anthony was born into a Quaker family, with the hope that everyone would one day be treated equal. She denied a chance to speak at a temperance convention because she was a woman(Susan B. Anthony). From this point on, she knew that she needed to make a change. Susan B. Anthony, because of her intense work involving women 's’ rights, highly influenced all of the societies and beliefs that were yet to come. She employed a huge role in our history because of the fact that she advocated for women’s rights, for the integration of women in the workforce, and for the abolition of slavery.

Ann Bates served as a peddler selling thread, needles, knives, and utensils to the American camp followers. She went to the camps and counted the number of weapons. (Women spies of the revolution Maggie MacLean). Bates also gained access to Washington’s camp. Women’s roles in history have so much influence they can encourage people like Abigail Adams and Martha Washington.

The Civil war brought large amounts of despair for people of both the North and the South. However, women during this time period were subject to a new sense of opportunity that would that would influence many to become leaders and take on important roles both on and off the battlefield. On the battle field many women were nurses and helped take care of soldiers who were wounded while others actually fought in the war disguised as men. Furthermore, women had important roles besides helping on the frontlines. Many took on new roles at home when the men in the family left to fight in the war.

The home front during the Civil War was an active environment dedicated to supporting the military war effort. Many things took place on these home fronts, Everyone had to do their part to support the brave troops fighting in the war. For example, the role of women increased as volunteers began to desert their businesses to serve in the war. Women began to run shops and businesses while the men were away, which helped them thrive in the midst of chaos. Because these factories were run by these women, more food, supplies, and clothing were able to be made for soldiers.

Hundreds of thousands of men risked their lives in the Civil War, but history tends to leave out all the women who went against what society believed and courageously contributed their efforts to the fight. American women witnessed their fathers, husbands, and brothers go off to fight in the Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865. These women held the choice to watch the battles and all the action from their homes or to stand up for their beliefs and find a way to help. Their contribution, whether it be on the battlefront or along the sidelines, forced American society to rethink the stereotypical submissiveness of the traditional housewife and served as a push in the ongoing struggle for gender equality. As a whole, women found many ways to contribute a great deal

Women were limited to certain jobs. Society went back and forth on whether or not women should be part of the jobs previously reserved for men. During the time of the war six million women went to work for jobs such as factory workers, quality-control inspectors, assembly-line workers, and weapons manufacturers. After the war, women kept fighting for the power to work just as men did. Common careers for women were jobs such as, nursing, teaching, sales work, and library services (Amundsen).

Propaganda was used again to persuade women to join the war effort and help supply the men overseas. Even though there was an increase in employment for women, younger women who had small children were left with very little options for employment opportunities. An American social and cultural figure was created during this time called, Rosie the Riveter, she was created to recruit women into these “male” jobs or industrial jobs during the war. As the war ended, so did the flood of women’s employment in these industrialized jobs. Women