# data[].attributes.body
people joined WLA to contribute to the war effort.

# data[].attributes.body
Provided aid and comfort to the soldiers and their families

# data[].attributes.body
Shipped 300,000 tons of supplies overseas

# data[].attributes.body
Women served in hospitals who were in need of medical staff

# data[].attributes.body
more people came to appreciate the connotations (*contributions) of WLA recruits.

# data[].attributes.body
Prepared 27 million packages for the Allies

# data[].attributes.body
During World War II, the women’s land army stepped in to help out.

# data[].attributes.body
The Red Cross provided refreshments to the armed forces

# data[].attributes.body
Life in the woman’s land army.

# data[].attributes.body
The Women Airforce Service Pilots (Wasps) were made due to a shortage of male pilots.

# data[].attributes.body
It was founded and started in August 1943

# data[].attributes.body
All of the women were civilians, although they were under military-like control.

# data[].attributes.body
They were needed because the men were issued out to fight overseas.

# data[].attributes.body
While they never were real Army Air Force members, in 1977, president Carter gave WASPs WWII veteran status

# data[].attributes.body
By the end of the war, over 70,000 WAVES had enlisted and were serving in Hawaii. Many Navy units were comprised entirely of women

# data[].attributes.body
The WAVES were created due to a need for more personnel, meaning enlisted women were military employees. However, WAVES were still barred from serving on battleships and aircraft carriers

# data[].attributes.body
Navy women served at over 900 naval stations in the United States.

# data[].attributes.body
Recruited women were trained at a variety of civilian installations, including Hunter College