1940's

Working Women
•Filled the jobs of men
•Support families and themselves
•Built anything and everything
•America’s “safety net”
•Faced harassment from men
•Nurse Corps

Working at Home
•High percentage of family headed by women
•Ration food and any other domestic supplies
•More arduous working at home


The Landam Act
    •Lack of child care facilities
    •The Mother’s Movement

Children
•Had to grow up quickly
•War affected their play and imagination
•Teenagers left school early to find jobs
•Fend for themselves while their mother’s worked
•Moved from the farm to the big city

Men
•Teased women
•Return women to their “proper place”
•Female sexuality became an issue
•Did not help their wives
•Relied on their wife and kids if they lost their job