Women and African Americans Flashcards

How did women's employment change in the USA during the Second World War?

Millions more women took jobs in war industries. By 1945 about 19 million women had paid work.

It was a poster figure used to persuade women to work in factories.

WACs (Women's Army Corps) and WAVES (Navy).

They were often paid less than men for the same work.

Many lost their jobs to returning men or were moved into lower paid work.

To get better paid defence jobs in factories and shipyards, and to escape racist laws in the South.

Victory abroad over fascism and victory at home over racism.

It banned racial bias in defence jobs. It set up the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC).

African American pilots who fought in the war and escorted bombers in Europe.

Yes. Units were segregated in the war. In 1948 President Truman ordered desegregation.

Tension over jobs, housing, and racism as wartime workers crowded into the city.

CORE. It used non-violent protests, such as sit-ins, to challenge segregation.