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How many women enlisted in the Armed Forces during World War 2?
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∙ 11y ago
Women were forbidden to be in combat, but that doesn't mean they didn't serve. Thanks to the efforts of a congresswoman from Massachusetts (Edith Nourse Rogers) and a Texas businesswoman and lawyer (Oveta Culp Hobby), women were able to enter the military for the first time during WW2. They served as WACs (Women's Army Corps), WAVES (Women's Naval Auxiliary), etc. Their roles were largely clerical, although some were also ham radio operators or involved with supply functions; but there were also some women aviators who actually flew supply runs and put their lives in great danger. The best known of these was Jacqueline Cochran. So, regarding how many women "fought", probably not that many. How many served? A sizable number, as all of the news magazines of the early 1940s noted with pride.
Hailee Vandervort
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∙ 16y agoDifferent numbers in different countries of course but in the US, 350,000 women joined the Armed Forces and another 6.5 million were at work in the plants and factories. Women in the USSR had the highest population on active military duty.
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∙ 16y agoMore than 6 million women joined the workforce during World War 2 More than 6 million women joined the workforce during World War 2
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∙ 13y ago300,000 women served in the Army and some in the Navy as nurses.
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∙ 17y agoAbout 37% of adult women were employed.
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∙ 11y ago105000
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