page_title: Women in World War II
section_title: United States
hierarchical_section_title: Women in World War II / Allies / United States
caption_attribution_description: English: WASP trainees and their instructor pilot.
context_page_description: Women in the Second World War took on many different roles during the War, including as combatants and workers on the home front. The Second World War involved global conflict on an unprecedented scale; the absolute urgency of mobilizing the entire population made the expansion of the role of women inevitable, although the particular roles varied from country to country. Millions of women of various ages died as a result of the war.
caption: WASP trainees In 1944; they flew warplanes inside the United States until they were replaced by returning male pilots
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