Source: Lawrence Wilbur; U.S. Government Printing Office, Longing Won’t Bring him back sooner… Get A War Job! See your U.S. Employment Service. War Manpower Commission. 1944. New-York Historical Society Library. Found on Women & the American Story. Links to an external site. https://wams.nyhistory.org/confidence-and-crises/world-war-ii/ Let’s discuss women’s experiences and historical contexts during the Great Depression and World War II, approximately 1929 through 1945. Remember that there is no uniform women’s experience. Let’s explore. The course content for this assignment can be found directly in Module 11, plus your weekly assigned reading. PROMPT What motivated women to participate in World War II and what do these motivations say about the hopes, dreams, and ideals of American women across diverse backgrounds? Provide at least three (3) citations, each from different sources. Write at least one (1) full double-spaced page with no headers, name at the top, or other identifying information. If you add that, then go beyond one page. Remember: Do not put the questions in your essay. Your response should contain ample direct quotations and in-text citations in addition to your own analysis. Avoid vagueness and narration. Provide supporting evidence and analysis throughout your essay. GRADING A passing-credit response will be a thorough response with specific and cited historical details from all assigned resources (e.g., As found on page 303 of A History of US Feminisms by Rory Dicker, it’s clear that XYZ.) The answer will thoroughly address the question above with specific historical content. Remember to write in complete sentences with proper writing mechanics. You should have Grammarly installed to help correct your work as you write.
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