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During the war, 67 Army nurses and 16 Navy nurses were captured and spent three years as Japanese prisoners of war. 350,000 American women served during World War Two and 16 were killed in action

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Woman who were mothers had trouble finding good places to leave their children in to get cared for.

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The woman had to endure sexual harassment by the male dominant industries and their wages were lower than the males wages.

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Approximately 350,000 american woman joined the military during world war 2. They worked as nurses, drove trucks, repaired airplane, and performed clerical work to free up men for combat.

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for the first time in U.S history woman were permitted to volunteer for combat duty.

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In World War 2 woman had a huge boost to woman rights by proving that woman had the ability to do jobs that were previously considered to be reserved for men.