When American men went to war their jobs needed to be filled.  Women took over many of the roles of the men and contributed to the war and helped it become a success for the United States. Many people thought that women shouldn’t be hired because they were doing men’s work. The troops needed supplies so most women started working in factories to provide for the soldiers and to gain money to support their families. Women took on jobs as police officers, fire fighters, bank tellers, nurses and more. Women were paid half as much as men were and working conditions were dangerous. About 1.6 million women started working between 1914 and 1918 because of the war.

Women were overlooked at this time and gained respect. Men weren’t the only ones in the war that were effected,  Women took on the jobs of the absent men and worked hard to help both the nation and their families. Women’s work increased their support for women’s suffrage. Women doing all this work led up to them being able to vote in 1920 because they contributed to the support for the 19th Amendment. The war effected not just the women but the entire country because without them the troops wouldn’t have all the supplies they needed