Women worked in all sorts of occupations: blacksmiths, shipbuilders, inn keepers, printers, merchants, teachers, to name a few. They worked in nearly all the same occupations as men - most working in businesses with their husbands or fathers. ...
The structure of workforce changed, all out war effort and lack of working age male in factories brought women into factories across Europe in incomparable way. Thousands of women worked with the army as nurses and ambulance drivers, with nominal supplies and harsh condition of the front line, ...
We wanted to shine the light on some of the strongest human beings in order to give them praise and to show others how the fight for improvement never stops. These are our for Women of the Month. They’re friends, mothers, activists, and powerful ladies. We strive to be good, passionat...
she was raised and lived in Flint during her childhood and young adult years and here she made perhaps one of the biggest impacts for the working man and middle class in United States history. During the Sit-down Strike of 1937, it was her actions and those of her contemporaries...
The war also brought a sense of opportunity to most married women whose husbands were serving in the army. While the soldiers were away, the wife needed to maintain some sort income to survive, which led to women working at establishments like factories. “They realized that they were capable...