Which of These Statements Does Not Describe Women's Experience as Workers

question 91

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements does not describe women's experience as workers in defense plants?

• A) They were nicknamed "Rosie the Riveter."
• B) Women were told by the government that it was their "patriotic duty" to work in war industries.
• C) Most of the war workers were single and under age thirty.
• D) Their jobs included traditional men's work of tending blast furnaces, operating cranes, welding and shipbuilding.
• E) Many women were forced into women-only jobs, and those in manufacturing earned 65% of what men earned.

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