Roles of Women and Blacks

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  1. 4. Women’s organization that operated military hospitals and provided medical care during WWII.
  2. 7. Women’s volunteer organization that provided nurses for the U.S. military during WWII
  3. 9. Women’s branch of the U.S. Coast Guard
  4. 10. Leader of the women’s rights movement who worked for the integration of defense industries during WWII
  5. 12. The first African American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces
  6. 15. First African American general in the U.S. Army, who commanded the Buffalo Soldiers during WWII
  7. 18. Served in the Coast Guard SPARS during World War II and was decorated for her service to the Philippine resistance
  8. 20. African American singer and actress who entertained troops during WWII and was awarded the Medal of Freedom
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  1. 1. Under this bill, women volunteers would serve in noncombat positions.
  2. 2. Women who worked in factories to support the war effort
  3. 3. African American scientist and inventor who developed the use of peanuts and sweet potatoes for alternative products during the war
  4. 5. African American newspaper that campaigned against discrimination
  5. 6. Women’s organization that produced military aircraft during WWII
  6. 8. Women’s volunteer organization that provided support to U.S. military during WWII.
  7. 11. Women’s branch of the United States Army during WWII WAC
  8. 13. Order issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that banned racial discrimination in defense industries
  9. 14. who demanded that war industries hire African Americans.
  10. 16. African American boxer who enlisted in the U.S. Army during WWII and became a civil rights advocate.
  11. 17. African American infantry division that served with distinction in Europe during WWII
  12. 19. Women who served as pilots for the United States during WWII