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Article: Wacky Times: An Analysis of the WAC in World War II and its Effects on Women.(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- International Social Science Review
- Article date:
- March 22, 2000
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At the dawn of the twentieth century American women were at the apex of a pointed fight for the vote. After gaining the vote they remained in a status that was anything but equal, or even reciprocal. Yet, the events of the Twentieth Century have altered the role of women of the world in considerable dimension. The events of World War II have often been pinpointed as a watershed -- a precipitant event that separated women from social bondage and their contemporary role. The war has just as often been earmarked as a large-scale event that pushed women back in time several decades.
Some people claim that World War II was the defining moment in the Women's Right's ...