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A Marine Corps Women's Reserve recruiting poster during World War II. United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve (USMCWR) was the World War II women's branch of the United States Marine Corps Reserve. It was authorized by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 30 July 1942. Its purpose was to release ...
SPARS was the authorized nickname for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Women's Reserve. The nickname is an acronym fashioned from the USCG's motto, Latin: "Semper Paratus"—"Always Ready" (SPAR). [Note 1] The Women's Reserve was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on November
Middle-class and women were confined to an idle domestic existence, supervising servants; lower-class women were forced to take poorly paid jobs. Capitalism had a negative effect on many women. [98] In a more positive interpretation, Ivy Pinchbeck argues that capitalism created the conditions for women's emancipation. [99]
Women also took part in the SPARS, which was created by the Coast Guard, and the Marine Corps Women's Reserve, during the war. [2] In total, 350,000 American women joined and served during World War II. [3] Section 502 of the act limited service of women by excluding them from aircraft and vessels of the Navy that might engage in combat.
A few women became pharaohs ( Hatshepsut and Cleopatra), and women held important positions in government and trade. When it came to elite women in ancient Egypt there were few women who made it to the top of the hierarchy: to be a pharaoh. As listed before, the two most well known are Hatshepsut and Cleopatra VII.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a new breed of women started to emerge from the depths of circus tents around the world: the strong-woman. These women quickly drew large crowds of circus lovers ...
Understanding the world’s most powerful central bank has been especially important during the Fed’s most forceful inflation fight in 40 years. The Fed’s actions have made key consumer loans ...
World War I marked the first war in which American women were allowed to enlist in the armed forces. While thousands of women did join branches of the army in an official capacity, receiving veterans status and benefits after the war's close, the majority of female involvement was done through voluntary organizations of the war effort or ...