In most cases, women in the war worked for at least 50 hours per week. The pay rate was very little as they earned slightly over 1 dollar for the entire week.
Many women worked 8 or more hours every day.
at least 56 hrs/wk 80 hours a week was not uncommon
Since many men were away fighting the war, women stepped in to do agricultural work.
women took over a lot of the work during war time
Women may not have worked as clerks till World War I, but women worked as spies in many wars including the American Civil War and the Revolutionary War.
joined the work force
Women were needed because so many men were in the military.
They did work. They took over all the mens jobs as they had to go to war. many women would be trained up as nurses and help the injured soldiers at war
The workers of the northern factories had to work for many hours and had little rest.
encourage women to work outside of the home to help the war effort.
During World War 2 many women entered the work force for the first time. Many male only occupation, industry and farming in particular welcomed these replenishment of the workforce. Factory work, as well as serving in the military were new frontiers for women.
During World War II (1939-1945), many women answered the call of the U.S. government and went to work in droves to produce needed supplies for the war effort.