women in the military
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Women In The Military
BY: Kathryn Marter & Alissa Sellers
WAAC
WASP
WAVES
SPARS
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+ Branches for women
WAAC
WASP
WAVES
SPARS
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+Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Created in May 1942
First Director was Oveta Culp Hobby
First to serve in within ranks of the
United States Army, other than nurses
Gave Women knowledge, skills,
and special training for the war
WAAC
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+Women Airforce Service Pilots
First women, in history, trained to fly military aircraft
Mascot: Fifinella, wore them as
patches on their uniforms
Did not receive benefits and pay
that men who did it (At first)
Served from September 1942 to
December 20, 1944
WASP
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+Women Accepted for Volunteer Military Services Established 1942 – as United States Naval Reserve
Clerical or administrative positions, instructors for pilots, and to calculate bomb trajectories
Received the same pay and military discipline of men
WAVES
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+United States Coast Guard Women’s Reserveo Established November 23, 1942
o Based on coast guard motto – “semper paratus-Already Ready”
o Clerical work in Coast Guard’s Washington headquarters
o Worked the length of the war plus six months
SPARS
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+Women in Military Branches
Army – 140,000
Navy – 100,000
Marines – 23,000
Coast Guard – 13,000
AirForce – 1,000
Army and Navy Nurse corps – 74,000
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+ Propaganda
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+ Propaganda
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+In U.S.A Building ships,
aircraft, vehicles, and weaponry
Worked in factories, on munitions plants and farms
Also drove trucks Provided logistic support for soldiers
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+Eleanor Roosevelt “This is not a time when
women should be patient. We are in a war and we need to fight it with all of our ability and every weapon possible. Women Pilots, in this particular case, are a weapon waiting to be used.”
Strong Supporter in Women In Military
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Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt http://www.army.mil/women/wac.htmlhttp://www.wingsacrossamerica.us/wasp/index.htmhttp://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/PopTopics/WASP.htmhttp://online-study-guide.com/history/women-womens/waves-navy-volunteer.htmlhttp://www.answers.com/topic/sparshttp://www.mnhs.org/library/tips/history_topics/133women_military.htm