Women played a major part in war efforts of World War Two, they were instrumental in keeping the peace, transporting goods, as well as assisting the servicemen in the field. They served in every theater of the war and in served many traditional as well as nontraditional roles. According to Grunhitz-Hoyt, women who served in traditional roles often received better treatment than those who were in nontraditional ones. (xvi)

More than a year before the U.S. entered WW II the military realized that it would need large numbers of women to handle clerical, communications and other support functions. The War and Navy Departments hired women between June 30, 1940 and 1941. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor the armed services found they needed women under military control, women they could a

American women served in the following branches of service during World War Two:

 Only registered nurses were eligible for military service. (Bellafaire)

 United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve - SPARS

According to Meyers, it would take several years after World War II for women to secure a permanent place in the nation's Armed Forces. The Armed Forces Integration Act in 1948 led the way for the women of the 1960s and 70s to expanded their roles in the Army and take up the struggle in the other military services. These women paved the way for future generations of women not only in the armed forces but in the public sector as well.

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