Talk:Roles of US Women in WWII

Thanks for making this wiki contribution as this is a topic that a lot of people is not very familiar. It is often true that women is not recognized as much as men during the world war II. The overall direction of the contribution about gender inequality is correct. I would suggest pointing out examples of suffragist or any notable women warriors that help fought the war or fought for the rights of women. Also, you can mention how important is women to keep their families intact when the men are outside trying to win the war at their best. Some women works daytime, does chores at night time, and take cares of children. It is just three jobs for a women. Another good way to expand your wiki contribution is to incorporate real life examples to how women help doing the war. I think giving real life examples will engage the reader more and also makes you contribution more credible. We are trying to write in a objective point of view instead of all bias view by yourself. I am not saying your ideas are bias but everyone are a little bias when they see things. For instance,Nancy Wake, a guerrilla fighter, worked insides a french resistance, her job is to hide and smuggle men out of france and ferrying contraband supplies and falsified documents. Nancy is a very important women that help the resistance to keep alive. Because of the disguise, more men can be kept alive during the war. Furthermore, women acts as nurses during the war in the camps. If there are no women in the camps, then the injured soldier would never have the chance of getting cure from war injuries. A war need soldiers to fight and also paramedics to back up. Otherwise, the war is going to be over fast. The reason I am suggesting you to refer to women's role in the war because women is just as equal as men. They contribute a lot during the war so they should be treated as equal. Another part you can work on is to give more statistics data the difference in wages that men and women can earn in the same working industry. Through these data, you can reinforce the gender inequality idea more.

Hello, I found the information in this wiki page to be extremely insightful. The WWII era appears to have been a significant time for gender equality movements. I only have a minor suggestion regarding the layout of the wiki page (since the content was extremely well done). I would recommend adding footnotes to the content of the wiki page. If other readers are like myself, they may prefer simplicity in being able to further search the content that you've provided., Again this is just a minor suggestion. Great research!

Hello dear one. Thanks abundantly for such a wonderful post. It is very informative and insightful. You have made great efforts to highlight the plight of women during and after World War II. Even though women still have a long way to go in securing gender equality in the present society, a look at the World War II period clearly shows that great strides have been made towards gender equality. Even though women played a great role in World War II as you have stated, the truth is that successive generations have not learned to appreciate or acknowledge their roles. However, the problem is not associated with World War II alone. Women played a significant role during the American Civil War, yet their contribution is not widely documented or acknowledged. It is a fact that women abolitionists energized the antislavery campaigns by forming their own associations. They made door-to-door campaigns against slavery and even persuaded the public to stop using products of slavery as they were contributing towards its continuation by providing market. Women’s contribution was so significant that Julie Jeffrey referred to them as “The Great Silent Army of Abolitionism” in the book “The great silent army of abolitionism: ordinary women in the antislavery movement.” Despite the overwhelming evidence that women played a great role in fighting slavery, prominent figures in the agitations such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Susan Anthony have hardly received the recognition their male counterparts such as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin have been receiving.