The Word War II era has been described as a turning point for American women. All women of that time supported their troops, and their country. "The devastation in Europe, the unleashing of atomic weapons on Japan, the deaths of loved ones made women question war as a means of solving international problems" (Dr. Sharon H. Hartman Strom). From the beginning of time women have been struggling to gain status, respect, and rights in their society. Their implications strictly to cook, clean, and give birth. Although war opened many doors for them, it also brought great sorrow. December 7, 1941, an infamous day left the United States shocked and they found themselves unprepared for war. Once the smoke cleared, they found " nearly all of their battleship fleet destroyed, and as the Japanese began to conquer the pacific Islands, the American home front geared up for a complete, all out effort to run into war production, and draft men" (Dr. Sharon Hartman Strom). Because of the "surprise" attacks everyone was left hopelessness. Men and women of that time new that the damage to the fleets were definitely going to hurt them when they were getting ready to fight back. From this day forward American lives were changed forever.
Women in the service were generally nurses. These nurses played a huge part in the turmoil of the attacks; and they worked under tremendous pressure during the aftermath of the raids. The Japanese "left 2,235 servicemen and 68 civilians dead" (Women in WWII). Because there were only 82 army nurses serving in the Harbor that day, they were extremely understaffed and overwhelmed. The people keep coming in massive numbers and the supply was running short. Unfortunately 2-3 nurses had to go out and block the door way to the hospital. They had to start sorting out the men that didn't have a chance at survival with the men that did. To be capable of making that decision weather a man lives or dies would be heart wrenching, but needed to be done.
