Herstory Sessions

American Women and WW2


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Everyone was involved in the war effort during WW2, and women were no exception. They made huge contributions to the war, and we owe them plenty of recognition for this.Sourceshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/national/elizabeth-mcintosh-spy-whose-lies-helped-win-a-war-dies-at-100/2015/06/08/6ed48900-0dfd-11e5-adec-e82f8395c032_story.htmlhttps://pearlharbor.org/women-pearl-harbor/https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/spy-girl-betty-mcintosh/https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/women-pearl-harbor/https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2013/07/rosie-the-riveter/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rosie-the-Riveterhttps://guides.loc.gov/rosie-the-riveterhttps://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/american-women-in-world-war-ii-1https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/publications/women/b0196dolwb1942.pdfhttps://www.nps.gov/articles/erooseveltww2.htmhttps://www.history.com/news/eleanor-roosevelt-white-house-menu-bad-foodhttps://www.womenshistory.org/articles/food-rationing-and-canning-world-war-iihttps://www.bustle.com/p/makeup-war-are-more-intricately-connected-than-you-realized-51078https://warhawkairmuseum.org/blog/the-patriotism-of-beauty-grooming-fashion-during-wwii/https://creativeheadmag.com/education-hair-histories-victory-rolls/https://medium.com/@agaanchalfd/fashion-influenced-by-world-war-is-that-even-possible-6347f66d067ehttps://glamourdaze.com/women-in-uniform-in-world-war-twohttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tupperware-work/American Women in World War Two: The Impact of Rationing and Shortages on Eating and Food Procurement; By Alicia Depler; Franklin & Marshall College
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Herstory SessionsBy Britni Arnold