World War II » Women in the War

Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Cadet Nursing Corps Card Files, 1942-1948 $

The United States faced a nursing shortage during World War II, as many were sent overseas to support the U.S. Military. The World War II Cadet Nursing Corps records tell the inspiring story of almost 125,000 women who stepped up for nursing training and service at this pivotal point in American history. Original source: Cadet Nurse Corps Files, compiled 1943

Canadian War Brides

Partners in Winning the War: American Women in World War II

From the National Women's History Museum.

Rosie the Riveter--World War II Home Front National Historical Park

From the National Park Service.

The American War Bride Experiences

The Women's Army Corps

At Camp Hale, Colorado.

The Women's Army Corps: A Commemoration of World War II Service

War Brides in Canada

Eswyn LYSTER is writing a fully researched book on Canada's war brides of World War II. Requests information from war brides or relatives of same. Intends also to publish a National Register of Canadian War Brides of WWI and WWII. If you are looking for a missing war bride in your family tree place the information in the Lost & Found section.

Wikipedia - Women's roles in the World Wars

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) - Remembered by those who knew them

Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Women in World War II

Women in WWII: on the homefront and overseas

Women of World War II - Military Photos and Images

Women of World War II Hawaii

Women of World War II Red Cross Clubmobile

WWII Women & the Homefront