WOMENS ARMY CORPS

Abstract

Establishing the Corps: In the early1940s the attitude toward women entering the Army was "Never". Even after the introduction of a bill to establish a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (W AAC). The bill proposed a quasi-military where women only filled clerical jobs; it was considered but not passed. However the attack on Pearl Harbor changed the consideration from never to thoughts of "What can women do in the Army? Will they be able to fire weapons? "Will they be able to give orders to men and will the Army's male society be able to accept women? (Morden)In 1942, another W AAC bill proposing a specified number of women entered the Army with the right in a status equal to that of male soldiers. The bill allowed women within a certain age group to serve in the Army while assigned to different units from male soldiers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 10, 2006
Accession Number
AD1138241

Entities

People

  • S. P. Hughes

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

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  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Age Groups
  • Air Force
  • Basic Training
  • Civil Defense
  • Clothing
  • Drug Abuse
  • Employment
  • First Aid
  • Gas Masks
  • Hand Grenades
  • Health Services
  • Intelligence Analysts
  • Library Science
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Second World War
  • Training
  • Weapons

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