write an essay about the effect of war on women and children.
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Trying to hold the homefront together while there was a war waging abroad was not an easy task for women during World War I and II. Women were not only asked to complete the daily chores that were normally expected of them, but they were asked to go to work. Suddenly their very private lives were turned into a very public and patriotic cause.
Traditionally the woman's place was thought to be in the home. She was responsible for cooking, cleaning, taking care of the children, and looking her best. So when war broke out it was clear that America would not be able to win either of the World War's without the help of their women, the "traditional" housewife and mother turned into wartime worker. This is the…show more content…
In some respect one could call it a sense of nationalism, much like what the
American women had during both the World War's. The Nazi women, unlike the American women, went through three phases as Hitler was coming to power. The first, "women struggled shoulder to shoulder with their male comrades." And After Hitler gained control he "ordered employed women to relinquish their jobs and dedicate there full energies to rearing large families