Women+in+War

Women in War
During WWII, over 6 million women took wartime jobs in factories or filling in for men on farms, 3 million women volunteered with the Red Cross, and over 200,000 women served the military. In the days after December 7th, 1941, "Remembering Pearl Harbor" became a battle cry for all of America as it entered World War II. It created fear on two coasts, with Germany looming on one doorstep, and Japan looming on the other. By the summer of 1942, men disappeared almost completely from the work place, having been drafted or enlisted into the US military. With men being shipped overseas by the thousand, women were needed to step in to fill factory jobs, as well as to beef up hospitals, and even lend a hand to the military.