siastically as those who did. These women worked in primarily clerical work. Some however work in other fields. Many of these women also made significant contributions through various home front efforts. Just a couple of these efforts include organizations such as; The Children of the Frontier, which collected and shipped money and clothing to France to help the children displaced by the war. The American Relief Clearing House which collected and distributed hospital supplies and operated the American Ambulance Service in France. Unfortunately, of those who did serve on combat area, 348 women were killed during the war as a result of bombardments or disease (Background on Women in World War 1).Although the women served right along side the men during the war, many of them were victims of discrimination. Nurses serving in the military had to do so in a paramilitary status. Because they were women, the military had refused to award them rank or benefits that were justified for their positions. This was in contrast to their peers in the British military that were given both rank and benefits. Unfortunately, discrimination was prevalent during that time. While over 200,000 African American men served in World War I, only about a half-dozen women were allowed to serve in the war. This was because they were mostly barred from all volunteer organizations except for the YMCA. African American women were not allowed into the nursing corps until after the war (Background on Women in World War 1).For nearly twenty-five years after the end of World War I, women began to increase in numbers and in stature within the military as World War II kicked off in 1941. Women were taking on more important rolls both in the military and at the home front to help in every way that they could. One of the big ways that they helped on the home front was by taking jobs in ship and airplane manufacturing plants. There was a big shortage of men within...
