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In this article, she talks about the hiring process and how there were so many more women than men. She says "Most of the men was gone, and they weren't hiring too many men unless they had a good excuse." This seems like the reverse of the pattern during the Depression. During that time, women were not hired unless they had serious economic need. Now that it is wartime, it seems as though the encouragement is for men to fight in the war, so they will not be hired unless they have an excuse to not go into war. --Katie Nelson | In this article, she talks about the hiring process and how there were so many more women than men. She says "Most of the men was gone, and they weren't hiring too many men unless they had a good excuse." This seems like the reverse of the pattern during the Depression. During that time, women were not hired unless they had serious economic need. Now that it is wartime, it seems as though the encouragement is for men to fight in the war, so they will not be hired unless they have an excuse to not go into war. --Katie Nelson | ||
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| + | Great article. Leading up to World War II, women of color were arguably the most discriminated against people because of race and gender. Yet this woman found opportunity, and an overall positive experience from the War. Love the quote at the end about "Hitler getting them out of the white folks' kitchens." Sad, but definitely some grains of truth to be found in that statement. Phil N. | ||
== Marion Stegeman, “Women in the Armed Forces” == | == Marion Stegeman, “Women in the Armed Forces” == | ||
