Women in the workplace: revisiting the production soldiers, 1939-1945

摘要

More than any other war in history, the Second World War was a battle of production. The Germans and their Allies had a ten-year start amassing weapons. It was clear That Europe and the USA were playing a game of catch- Up, and it was equally clear that the side with the most Aircraft, bombs, tanks and weapons would likely be the Side that would win the war. Yet much of the workforce Went to war and many women formed the logical Alternative, though inexperienced, workforce. This was a culture change-the demands of wartime production had to take precedence over women's conventional domestic roles, particularly those of married women.