Women in World War II (Teaching with Historic Places)

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Teaching with Historic Places uses historic places in National Parks and on the NPS's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.

Here you’ll find place-based educational resources relating to women's history during World War II. Discover more resources about World War II and military and wartime history on the TwHP homepage.

Featured Lesson Plans

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  Hour History Lesson

  Women Cryptographers in the Navy

  Members of the Navy WAVES built codebreaking machines, called bombes, while stationed in Dayton, OH during World War II.

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  Curiosity Kit

  Learning from Women in Aviation

  Investigate the history of women aviators, including military pilots during World War II.

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  Hour History Lesson

  Cadet Nurse Corps

  This lesson explores the history of the Cadet Nurse Corps, a World War II-era program that trained student nurses.