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As the men fought abroad, women on the Home Front worked in defense plants and volunteered for war-related organizations. In addition to managing their households. Also taking care of their children.

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When men left, women “became proficient cooks and housekeepers, managed the finances, learned to fix the car, worked in a defense plant, and wrote letters to their soldier husbands that were consistently upbeat.”

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When men left the country to fight in the war, women had to step in and join the work force. They had to make war goods to support the war like airplanes, and weapons. Women themselves significantly changed the war in its entirety for their work.

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With many fathers off fighting, mothers were faced with the burden of balancing childcare and work.

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History.com https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/american-women-in-world-war-ii-1

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National ww2 museum https://www.nationalww2museum.org/students-teachers/student-resources/research-starters/women-wwii