us history essay

Anthony Dionisi
Period 1
US History H
Role of Women in WWI
The United States went to War in 1917. In 1917 Congress officially declared war on germany for its submarines bombing the US ships. The United States tried to remain neutral before this event. they wanted not really involvement, the US did send supplies to the allied forces to help out. Once war was declared everyone had a job women were just as important as the men.
During the war most near to all the men went in the army and was sent to Europe. This left women and children in America to work on the farms and in the factories. Women were also used as nurse in the hospitals to help heal the wounded. The government also used movie actresses for their support the war posters. A lot for women worked on the farms with their children to grow livestock and crops to have food for themselves and the soldiers. In this time and era every could have done something help .
Another big role women had was working in the factories making guns, vehicles and other machinery used during the war. The women also worked in factories to making clothing for the soldiers and other garments they might need. Another thing women did was collect food and save it to send as rations to the soldiers in Europe. Women and other people that did not go to war could also buy war bonds we which the government sold in order to raise money.
This was the first world war and it showed that women can do the job just as good even better than some men at some jobs. But this war showed Europe the US and it should have the US what all its citizens can do. Especially the women, these are the roles and what women did to help the war.