The War That Sparked The Revolution of Feminism

Challenging patriarchal values, Canadian women were crucially stationed in positions of exigent calamity in the Second World War; these patriotic females actively displayed courage, indelibly altering the perception of women in Canadian society. The Canadian Woman’s Army Corps, CWAC, allowed female personnel to engage in vital occupations. Displaying immeasurable audacity when confronted with blatant discrimination, these women in uniform surmounted oppressive ideologies. Civilian hostility was detrimental to the morale of female recruits but, “Braving the opposition, 21 624 women served in CWAC before its dissolution in 1946.” Members of the CWAC executed a multitude of skilled trades numbering 55 before its disbandment. Their amendable discipline and professionalism surpassed the presumptions of gender-specific, mid-century attitudes. The resultant integration of Canadian women into subsequent military efforts ignited the integral transformation of female status, drawing hundreds of thousands into the brutality of world conflict.