Whitaker Library: World War II Resources: Find sources about women in WWII and at home

Find primary sources about women in WWII and at home

Rosie Pictures: Select Images Relating to American Women Workers During World War II
Pictures of women during WWII who worked in the factories Library of Congress
Women Come to the Front
This website from the Library of Congress follows 8 different women who preformed different tasks on the WWII front lines.
World War II - Women Veterans Historical Collection
This is a collection of primary resources about Women who served in the military from WWII. These primary resources have been made available for online viewing by the UNCG Archives.

Punch in, Susie! A Woman's War Factory Diary by Nell Giles
Call Number: 331.487 G472p
Publication Date: 1943
A first hand account of what life was like in the United States during WWII by a woman who worked in a factory producing products for the war effort.

North American Women's Letters and Diaries This link opens in a new window
Find eyewitness accounts of historical events from 1675- 1950. Primary sources about women.

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Players Association
In 1943 the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed by Chicago Cubs owner Phillip Wrigley to keep baseball parks from closing while all the men were fighting in WWII.