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The Army Nurse Corps
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Navy Nurse Corps
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Female percentage of U.S.workforce
increased from 27% to nearly 37% -
Women's Army Auxilliary Corps
Rogers introduced the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, but it failed to receive serious consideration until after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December. -
Womens Corps
Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts met with General George C. Marshall, the Army's Chief of Staff, and informed him that she intended to introduce a bill to establish an Army women's corps, separate and distinct from the existing Army Nurse Corps. -
National War Labor Board (NWLB)
Attempted to erase some of the long standing inequalities in women's pay, when they decided to employ an equal pay principle. -
Rosie the Riveter
The most successful advertising recruitment campaign in American history. This powerful symbol recruited two million women into the workforce to support the war economy. -
Women's Airforce Service Pilots
One of the lesser-known roles women played in the war effort was provided by the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs. These women, each of whom had already obtained their pilot's license prior to service, became the first women to fly American military aircraft. -
Basic Training
The majority of the newly trained WAAC officers, the first of whom finished their training on 29 August, were assigned to Fort Des Moines to conduct basic training. -
Women's Army Corps
The WAAC was converted to the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in 1943, and recognized as an official part of the regular army. -
Employment Level
Over 19 million women were employed in the United States, more than ever before. -
Work
Nearly one out of four married women worked outside the home. -
First Black Female Battalion to Travel Overseas
In 1945 the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (the only all African-American, all-female battalion during World War II) worked in England and France, making them the first black female battalion to travel overseas. -
Women's Armed Services Integration Act
Congress passed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act and made women a permanent part of the regular marine corps.
