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About one out of four women worked outside the home
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\"American Women in World War II.\" History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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Cadet Nurse Corps received $13 million of donated publicity and technical assistance in its first year.
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\"Cadet Nurses.\" Cadet Nurses. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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Parents worried about exposure to diseases, unsafe conditions, and unsupervised proximity to men
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\"Cadet Nurses.\" Cadet Nurses. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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One reason women were convinced to join was because they thought becoming nurses would make them better mothers and caretakers
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\"Cadet Nurses.\" Cadet Nurses. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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Cadet nurse uniforms were grey suit jacket and skirt
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\"Cadet Nurses.\" Cadet Nurses. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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Eastman Kodak Company, Pond's Cold Cream, Kotex, Kleenex, Pepsi-Cola, Old Spice, Sanka Coffee and National Biscuit Company were all companies that supported Cadet nurses
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\"Cadet Nurses.\" Cadet Nurses. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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At the war's end, even though a majority of women surveyed reported wanted to keep their jobs, many were forced out by men returning home and by the downturn in demand for war materials.
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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They also drove trucks, repaired airplanes, worked as laboratory technicians, rigged parachutes, served as radio operators, analyzed photographs, flew military aircraft across the country, test-flew newly repaired planes, and even trained anti-aircraft artillery gunners by acting as flying targets
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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Women served near the front lines in the Army Nurse Corps, where 16 were killed as a result of direct enemy fire
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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Women stationed in Pearl Harbor, one of the main bases
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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Higher education for women was socially acceptable, but the opportunity to use education in the workplace was limited
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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The armed forces launched crash recruiting drives including rallies, national advertising campaigns, community outreach programs, and appeals to college students.
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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Regular nurses and 11,000 navy nurses
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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By the end of the war, there were few noncombatant jobs in which women did not serve, including positions that hadn't even existed when the war began—positions brought about by scientific and technological advances to aid the war effort
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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Turning point in women's relationship with the military
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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One more women recruited, one less man drafted
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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The Army opened five WAAC/WAC training centers and in July 1942, the first group of 440 women officer candidates (40 of whom were African-American) and 330 enlisted women began training at Ft. Des Moines, IA.
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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Uniform supply was inadequate but it did not deter training.
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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WAACs began deploying overseas in 1942
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
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Although the women who joined considered themselves in the Army, technically they were civilians working with the Army
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\"WOMEN IN WWII AT A GLANCE:.\" The National WWII Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.
