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Historical Context
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On December 8, 1941, the day after the Pearl Harbor bombing, the United States entered World War II. However, there was an extreme shortage of male pilots.
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Before the war, it was uncommon for a woman to work because it was seen as stealing a man's job who was trying to provide for his family. But as sixteen million men entered the war, seventeen million women filled that gap. "Rosie the Riveter" was a character used to encourage women to work as a patriotic duty. |
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In an informational interview, Military Veteran Anton Stark said, "Because a lot of men left to go to war, workers were needed for the war effort… women… took the opportunity to voluntarily get into the war effort by taking jobs… and they enjoyed it because it became a freedom. They were earning money, maybe for the first time in their lives, so this was something that helped them become independent. They knew they were doing something important to help the war effort, and they were helping themselves by earning money and getting into society"(From an Interview with Military Veteran Anton Stark) |
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