Hispanic Americans and World War II
... Latinos —in school desegregation, in voting rights, in basic civil rights. Powerful organizations grew out of this era, including the G.I. Forum and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). For Puerto Ricans, World War II brought new questions: the U.S. came to appreciate Pu ...
... Latinos —in school desegregation, in voting rights, in basic civil rights. Powerful organizations grew out of this era, including the G.I. Forum and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). For Puerto Ricans, World War II brought new questions: the U.S. came to appreciate Pu ...
Rationing, Victory Gardens, Women in the Workforce
... 200 non-combatant jobs stateside and in every theater of the war. By 1945, there were more than 100,000 WACs and 6,000 female officers. In the Navy, members of Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) held the same status as naval reservists and provided support stateside. The Coast Gu ...
... 200 non-combatant jobs stateside and in every theater of the war. By 1945, there were more than 100,000 WACs and 6,000 female officers. In the Navy, members of Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) held the same status as naval reservists and provided support stateside. The Coast Gu ...
Rosie the Riveter
... members, known as WACs, worked in more than 200 non-combatant jobs stateside and in every theater of the war. By 1945, there were more than 100,000 WACs and 6,000 female officers. In the Navy, members of Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) held the same status as naval reservists ...
... members, known as WACs, worked in more than 200 non-combatant jobs stateside and in every theater of the war. By 1945, there were more than 100,000 WACs and 6,000 female officers. In the Navy, members of Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) held the same status as naval reservists ...
Mobilizing the Armed Forces
... Corps, or WAC, in which 150,000 women served At the start of the war, the unit was known as the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, or WAAC Its members worked with, but were not part of, the army The WAACs repaired equipment, worked as electricians, and performed many other jobs ...
... Corps, or WAC, in which 150,000 women served At the start of the war, the unit was known as the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, or WAAC Its members worked with, but were not part of, the army The WAACs repaired equipment, worked as electricians, and performed many other jobs ...
Women's Army Corps
The Women's Army Corps (WAC) was the women's branch of the United States Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) on 15 May 1942 by Public Law 554, and converted to full status as the WAC on 1 July 1943. Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby, a prominent society woman in Texas. The WAC was disbanded in 1978, and all units were integrated with male units.