American Women in the Workforce

after WWIIAlexis Munoz

Initial Topic

• When I first decided on my topic, I wanted to study women in World War II. I wanted to break the perspective that we have been presented in the past that men went off to war and women stayed in the home. I wanted to research women who contributed to the war effort, be it in the work force or in the armed forces. I also wanted to research European women, mainly German, in the war on the European Front.

Where I Started?

• Berkeley Library Sources

• http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/

• MY Personal Favorites:

• Electronic Resources

• OskiCat

Bancroft Library

• Search OskiCat for your topic

• Use Bancroft Online Site to Request a topic

Regional Oral History Office (ROHO)

• http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ROHO/

• Collections:

• Featured Projects:

• Rosie The Riveter / World War II Home Front Oral History Project

Rosie The Riveter Collection

Final Topic Proposal

• German women

• Rarely brought any results

• Shifted focus to American women in the war effort

• Brought more results that were more in tune with my topic