As the war died down men were eligible to work again so they pushed women away again saying they didn’t need them. As most women accepted this some women decided to fight to stay. The war made some women, such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray question the traditional roles of women being a so-called “at home mom” and whether or not they should or should not be allowed to work just like the men. Since those two women spoke up they are most likely the reason that other women agreed that they would also like to continue working and nowadays there is a good mixture of men and women in the workforce and it is common to have wives and mothers in the workforce.
“The home had remained important to American society during World War II, but now women were expected to gladly reclaim their place within it (just as men were expected to eagerly return to work)” (“Post-War”).”
“But women did not easily forget their wartime achievements. Role models like Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray ardently advocated for equality and human rights. The war prepared American women to question traditional roles in the decades to come” (“Post-War”).
Women have had more responsibilities as the wars go on. During each war they go up in the scale and have more jobs to do. From the civil war to World War I to World War II they progressively had more rights in the war. Around 3,000 women served as nurses in the civil war and in World War II. In World War II they created the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), Womens Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), Marine Corps Women's Reserve, and (SPARS) which means always ready. This helped to nearly 350,000 American women serving in uniform. This is all very important information in women's history. World war two created history by allowing the groups of women to join and enlist them in the war. These rule changes allowed women to join and have more freedom in their choices especially with joining the military.