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Women in the Military
At this time women were now allowed to join the military an took up more then one quarter on the military source. -
Anne Frank was Born
Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany her parents were Otto and Edith Frank. -
Anne Frank Moves
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. The first anti-Jewish laws are established. The Franks decide that the family must move to the Netherlands. -
World War 2 Started
World War 2 started becase of a conflict between Japan and China -
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter was the star campaign for female workers during World War 2. She became the most iconic image for working women Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to almost 37 percent, and by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. -
The German invasion
The Nazi invaded the Netherlands -
Congress passed WAAC Bill
The Army establishes the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in 1942, which is converted to the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in 1943. More than 150,000 women serve as WACs during the war; thousands are sent to the European and Pacific theaters. -
SPARS was established
SPARS was the nickname for the United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve, created 23 November 1942 with the signing of Public Law 773 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The name is the contraction of the Coast Guard motto: Semper Paratus and its English translation, Always Ready. The name also refers to a spar in nautical usage. -
WASP was established
On August 5, 1943, these two efforts -- WAFS and WFTD -- merged to become the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), with Cochran as director. More than 25,000 women applied -- with requirements including a pilot's license and many hours experience. -
Anne Frank Died
Anne Frank died of Typhus fever at the age of 15 -
Women Working
By the end of the war, the number was up to 18 million (one third of the workforce). Around 4 million women were fired from their jobs. -
World War 2 Ended
World War 2 ended with the surrender of the Axis powers
