deration but General helped to get the bill through the congress. After all the paper work, “auditions” were passed. Applicants had to be between 20-40. Elizabeth was 22 at that time. She was 5'4, about 120 lbs which suited the position. Only 1,000 women were accepted into the special Women's Army Auxiliary Corps ( WAAC). She was trained for a couple of months. After training many women were sent to work as file clerks, typists, stenographers. Mrs. Plancher was not in any of this position. She was one of the women working directly with soldiers, fixing their clothing, shoes, making sure new supplies came in on time and in secret. Many soldiers had questioned her moral values and of many women that were attracted to military service and passed these beliefs on to their families at home. She says that these men will never understand what women are capable of, only if they are given a chance. Many rumors were passed that she was a prostitute and was sent to “keep men happy”. Mrs. Plancher said it was very hard to come back home and getting dirty looks from people instead of getting appretiation for what she’d done for her country. I know that we can learn a lot from her story. It included many sad details about World War II. The women learned that their word at the front lines was frequently crucial to the success of men in the field. Women worked very hard and probably not only they wanted to help their own country, help win and stop the war, I saw that what Mrs. Plancher’s main goal was to show the society that women can do just as much as men and their dedication did bring the final step. Ultimately, more than 150,000 American women served in the Army during World War II. The overall philosophy and purpose of the Women's Army Corps was to allow women to aid the American war effort directly and individually. The concept of women in uniform was difficult for American society of the 1940s to accept. In ...
