For my assigned blog #7, my topic of discussion is the US Home Front. I am going to talk about a couple key topics that i hope you understand the US Home front better. Zach will be talking about the national labor board and the war production board.
What is the US Home Front?
The United States Home Front was how us, as the United states helped win the war.
How did the women help?
Wow, the women did a big part in helping the men out when they went off to war! Lets focus on factories first, many women were stay at home moms meaning they stayed home, cooked, cleaned and looked after the kids. They didn't do much after that. But after the men went off to war. The strong women had to step in and do something! So the women took the man's duty in the factories. They would sometimes work all day long! they are just used to working around the house and with the kids. That's a really big change!! and if you were a woman and was married to a farmer you would have to take over the whole farm! Every woman was obligated to something! always working!! busy,busy, busy!! other jobs women did while the men were at war were, telegraphers,book-keepers and cashier jobs increased, so guess what the women did?!?! took over!! But for the first time, employers hired African American women to operate elevators and to be waitresses in cafeterias.Many women became welders, mechanics and electricians. Also, women helped by joining the red cross and becoming nurses to help the injured soldiers. None of the women protested against the war and them helping out.
What did the food administration do to help?
The food administration helped the home front by helping some of the women make good and healthy food and meals for the men in the war. The Food Administration at this time was under the command of Herbert Hoover. The Food Administration promoted that people grow their own food such as in their own backyard.
My Personal Thoughts!
I personally think that without our women in the US at that time, our men in the war wouldn't be able to survive. The women took a very big part in in the US Home front! Honestly, think about it! they took over the every day man's job, which was very important! and the woman did just as good as the men did! The men our a big thanks to the US women!
-Pictures from Google
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Food_Administration
http://www.history.com/topics/us-home-front-during-world-war-ii
Comments
Good summary! Most of your pics are from WWII.