Women's Rights Movements: World War II

Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent, and by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home.

How did women’s employment during WWII become a temporary empowerment? What short- and long-term changes in women’s lives were brought about by the war campaign of Rosie the Riveter?

A great look at the involvement of women in the military during World War II. Includes information on the WAC, WAVES, USMCWR, SPARS, WASPS, and nurse corps.

Collected here are images that capture some of what these women experienced and endured during the war. A note: Most of the captions are from the original sources from the 1940s, complete with the frequent use of the term "girl" to describe young women.

Journalists, photographers, and broadcasters during World War II.

An oral history of Rhode Island women during World War II.

Detailed look into the Army's integration of women into its services during WWII.

For some who moved west for work, this dream was temporary. For others, it lasted a lifetime.

How did the war crisis affect women’s roles and sexuality on the home front?

Official website of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. This virtual scrapbook is filled with articles, photographs interviews, and statistics that give you an up-close-and-personal look at the pioneering women who played professional baseball from 1943 through 1954.