Khan Academy
Khan Academy: American Women and World War Ii
Read about the opportunities that women had during World War II to work in jobs that had previously been unimaginable. To assist working mothers, the first childcare programs were begun, and efforts were made to make jobs in the defense...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Women in the 1950s
Looks at what life was like for women in 1950s America. Examines the tension between the expectations of conformity and domesticity and an emerging discontent as many women chose to continue working after World War II. Meanwhile, African...
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Smith College: Smithipedia Women's War Work: Waves
Online encyclopedia provides background information about the creation of the WAVES during World War II.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War Ii History: Ww2 Us Home Front for Kids
Kids learn about the history of the United States home front during World War II. How people back home helped to fight the war.