WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -350, 000 women served in the armed forces during World War II. After the war, many women were fired from factory jobs.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1917 Loretta Walsh became the first woman to enlist as a woman when she join the Navy. A 1948 law made women a permanent part of the military services. In 1976, the first group of women was admitted into a U.S. military academy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Legislation formally allowing women into the military was passed in 1948 (even though tens of thousands had served in both world wars, and women like Harriet Tubman and Mary Walker had served in the Civil War as nurses, spies, and even soldiers disguised as men).

Detailed explanation-4: -Each service branch eventually opened to women, and by the end of the war, over 350, 000 women wore American service uniforms. Though they did not serve in combat roles, 432 women were killed and 88 taken prisoner. As far back as the American Revolution, nursing was a traditional role for women in wartime.

Detailed explanation-5: -Approximately 16.5 million men and women served in the armed forces during the World War II (WW ll) period, September 16, 1940 through July 25, 1947. These participants represented one-third of the then male population 15 years and older.