Process paper
The first time that I had heard about World War II was in elementary school.
I thought the ending of the war was a great tragedy but I wanted to learn more.
I became interested in the United States involvement with the war and the
actions they took to end it. I read how the male soldiers and their contribution
to the war. I was interested in learning about my gender, the females. I wanted
to find out more about the women in the United States and their involvement in
the war. I knew that many of the women started to work in war factories, and
that had a great impact on how society view women of today. I began to research
about women involvement in World War II on my computer, and I realize that it
was too broad so I settled upon a specific region, the United States. This is
how I chose my topic United States Women during World War II.
To make sure I was starting my research on the right track, I wrote down
questions I wanted to answer at the end of my project. What was the type of jobs
women worked during World War II? Did some women continue to be homemakers while
their husbands were at war? What were women capable of during World War II? My
main source was the internet because of the many articles that was very helpful
online. I heard audio recordings of the women’s oath sworn into the military for
the first time. I saw the videos and commercials that were use to help the
government create the one and only Rosie the Riveter image. I saw how women
change to having delicate arms to building muscle just to help them complete
their jobs in the factory.
I selected a website because I wanted it to be available throughout my
community. I wanted other people other than National History Day Contest judges
to view my hard work. I wanted people to be educated in how much effort women
had put in World War II. I created my project in certain categories, such as,
military, homes, and factories. I wanted people to view and read the different
areas on how United States women contributed to the war. The website will
include great primary sources such as letters of women explaining what it was
like for them during World War II. The website will also include how Hitler
views the women throughout the world.
My project relates to the theme because United States women during World War
II were a turning point throughout history. Women change their image of becoming
delicate homemakers to strong factory workers. Today women soldiers have more
respect in the military. World War II has opened many eyes to see that women can
be physically equal to men.
I thought the ending of the war was a great tragedy but I wanted to learn more.
I became interested in the United States involvement with the war and the
actions they took to end it. I read how the male soldiers and their contribution
to the war. I was interested in learning about my gender, the females. I wanted
to find out more about the women in the United States and their involvement in
the war. I knew that many of the women started to work in war factories, and
that had a great impact on how society view women of today. I began to research
about women involvement in World War II on my computer, and I realize that it
was too broad so I settled upon a specific region, the United States. This is
how I chose my topic United States Women during World War II.
To make sure I was starting my research on the right track, I wrote down
questions I wanted to answer at the end of my project. What was the type of jobs
women worked during World War II? Did some women continue to be homemakers while
their husbands were at war? What were women capable of during World War II? My
main source was the internet because of the many articles that was very helpful
online. I heard audio recordings of the women’s oath sworn into the military for
the first time. I saw the videos and commercials that were use to help the
government create the one and only Rosie the Riveter image. I saw how women
change to having delicate arms to building muscle just to help them complete
their jobs in the factory.
I selected a website because I wanted it to be available throughout my
community. I wanted other people other than National History Day Contest judges
to view my hard work. I wanted people to be educated in how much effort women
had put in World War II. I created my project in certain categories, such as,
military, homes, and factories. I wanted people to view and read the different
areas on how United States women contributed to the war. The website will
include great primary sources such as letters of women explaining what it was
like for them during World War II. The website will also include how Hitler
views the women throughout the world.
My project relates to the theme because United States women during World War
II were a turning point throughout history. Women change their image of becoming
delicate homemakers to strong factory workers. Today women soldiers have more
respect in the military. World War II has opened many eyes to see that women can
be physically equal to men.