GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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served in military combat positions.
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chaired congressional committees.
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worked in jobs formerly held by men.
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controlled most non-war related corporations.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In particular, World War II led many women to take jobs in defense plants and factories around the country. These jobs provided unprecedented opportunities to move into occupations previously thought of as exclusive to men, especially the aircraft industry, where a majority of workers were women by 1943.
Detailed explanation-2: -They served as stenographers, clerks, radio operators, messengers, truck drivers, ordnance workers, mechanics cryptographers and all other non-combat shore duty roles, free thousands of sailors to join the fleet.
Detailed explanation-3: -WWII prompted one of the largest shifts in female labor supply in U.S. history. Roughly 6.7 million additional women went to work during the war, increasing the female labor force by almost 50 percent in a few short years.