One author has said that "the greatest effect war has on people is change." One of the greatest Changes to effect women in history is their presence in the industrial work force during World War II.

I. "Rosie The Riveter"

a. World War II symbol

b. Named for Rosina Bonavita who was an aircraft factory worker

c. Signified the reassessment of women's role in American life during and after the war

II. Changing Role of Women:

a. When men went to war, women were hired to do their jobs

b. These jobs traditionally required masculine abilities and attitudes

c. The war for many women, gave them a freedom they never had

d. Women weren't forced into roles society had created for them

e. When men returned from war they reclaimed their jobs and many women were unemployed

f. The war had a powerful effect, however, on the future...