Wwii women

I have always been fascinated with the role of women in WWII, particularly the small minority of women whom flew in the Air Transport Auxiliary in Great Britain. However, until very recently I had never heard of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP as they were known as, who flew planes across the continental […]

Maureen Adele Chase Dunlop (26 October 1920 – 29 May 2012) was an Anglo-Argentine pilot. First Female Officer Maureen Dunlop, one of the ferry pilots of the ATA who transport newly manufactured aircraft from the factory to the aerodrome during World War II.

At the height of the Second World War, facing growing pressure on their supply of trained and able-bodied pilots to send on combat missions, the British

This is one of many pictures that shows when women started to be stronger and more independent. WW2 is when women started to take part in the army have harder jobs. Now in Canada women are always standing up for them selves and doing any job they want.

C: Women Airforce Service Pilots gather at the nose of the squadron Beech C-45 Expeditor, “Miss Fifinella,” named in honor of the WASP mascot designed for the women by Walt Disney Studios.

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The three Brims sisters, pictured on a weekend leave in Manitoba during the Second World War. Gladys Brims, left; and Jean Brims, right; were serving in the Canadian Women's Army Corps, while their sister Mary was trained as a nurse. Click image for more. #ww2 #wartime #cwac #armywomen #canadianwomensarmycorps #birdseyeview #wartimewomen #womenatwar #secondworldwar #elinorflorenceauthor #historicalfiction #lettersfromwindermere

Lillian Yonally was one of the few women with a camera during her WASP service from May 1943 to December 1944. Her color photographs offer a rare glimpse into the short-lived program and the female pilots who were ahead of their time.

WAC Private First Class Dorothy A. Millard of Manchester New Hampshire, collects shoulder patches as a hobby. She is photographed here sewing a new patch onto her bathrobe. Millard was stationed with the WAC 6669th Headquarters Platoon supporting the Fifth Army somewhere in the San Marco Area, Italy.

Shirley Slade, WWII WASP pilot of B-26 and B-39....

detail of "Chippers in a Shipyard" [Shipbuilding. Three Women Working], 1942. - WWII propaganda photo USA, women war workers

Red Cross Motor Corps uniform.