What did women us to wash clothes during world war2?

Answer 1

It is unclear if this is about the machines or the "soap". My mom had the standard washing machine of the day; it consisted of a round barrel-shaped tub with an agitator*. There was a hose attached to it to drain the "tub". You would put your clothes in the tub, then fill it with water and "soap", which I believe was actually an early form of detergent. After a sufficient amount of time the clothes would be run through a "wringer"; which consisted of two rubber rollers that would squeeze the water out. The tub would be drained, and refilled with rinse water. Then the whole procedure would begin again, and again if more than one rinse was needed. Finally the clothes were carried to an outside clothesline and pinned on it to dry. ** *There was also a lever resembling a gearshift to engage the agitator or wringer. **Less fortunate women had a #2 washtub and a washboard. The clothes were washed by hand.