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Q: What were women called who worked on farms in world war 2?
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What did English women do in world war 2?

English women worked in many factories and farms in the war.


Was there a special name for women working during World War 2?

Rosie the Riveter was what women who worked in factories were called.


What work did women do in World War II?

Women in world war II drove fire engines and ambulences. They operated search lights radio and radar equipment. Some were mechanics for armed forces vehicles and airplanes. Some were secretaries, nurses, and clerks. Some were spies. Others worked on farms, or in factories.


What jobs did women find it during World War 2 that were a break from traditional woman's roles?

Mainly factory work, producing parts for machines, and ammunition. They also worked on farms to produce food for the nation's people.


Facts about women working in world war 2?

Because all of the men were off fighting the war there were not enough to do all the jobs at home. If the women had not stepped up to the jobs, there would have been much bigger shortages of materials and food necessary to both fight the war and keep the people in the US fed and taken care of.

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What did tyhe Women do in World War 2?

Women worked in many industries and farms in the war.


Women in the US during World War 2?

Women worked in many factories and farms in the war.


What did women do in Britian during world war 2?

Women in Britain worked in factories and farms in the war.


What did English women do in world war 2?

English women worked in many factories and farms in the war.


What was the general role of women during World War 2?

Women worked in many factories and farms in the war.


Were women who worked as lumberjacks called lumberjills?

Women who worked as lumberjacks were commonly called lumberjills. Not many women did this type of work. Most of them worked as lumberjills in Britain during World War II.


What were World War 2 landladys?

The land lady's in WW2 were women who worked on farms and land while men were away fighting.


What jobs did women find during World War 2 that were a break from traditional women's roles?

Women in WW2 made aircraft, riveted ships, built bombs and shells, drove ambulances and worked in farms. They performed magnificently.


Was there a special name for women working during World War 2?

Rosie the Riveter was what women who worked in factories were called.


What was a land girl?

In Britain during World Wars I and II, the Women's Land Army (or WLA) sent young women who volunteered to work on farms and dairies. The women basically took the places of men who worked on farms raising food, so the men could go to war. The informal name for members of the WLA was "land girls."


What role did women have in world war 2?

Woman were mostly nurses in WW2, but they also helped in factories helping to produce ammunition and weapons. They also worked on farms and helped to ration food.


What did women in World War 2 jobs involve?

they worked on farms as farmers, in factory's building bombs and scanning the skies for German planes. Delivering fighter and transport aircraft to frontline units.