Women in War Time Civilian Government Employment Cara Moore During the 1st and 2nd world wars government Department of the Navy, Department of agencies employed females to aid in the wartime State, often recorded the maiden names of married efforts and to cover jobs previously filled by men. women and sometimes even their parent’s This employment created an extensive paper trail in information. These records include addresses of the an area previously harder to track, female employee throughout employment and any genealogy. The civilian Official Personnel Folder’s of updates. Cara will cover the content of these series’ various departments, such as the Department of and how they can aid in genealogical research. the Army/Air Force, Session 9 www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair 1 of 19
Cara Moore searches and provides access to the individual personnel records of former civil servants of the Federal government as an archives technician. She also is a lecturer at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (SIUe). Prior to serving as an archives technician for the National Archives, Cara worked as a teaching assistant for SIUe History Department, graduate assistant in the University Museum, and collections management assistant in a variety of museums. Cara has a Bachelors Degree in History from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, and a Masters Degree in History with Cara Moore a Post baccalaureate in Museum Studies from Southern Illinois Archives Specialist National Archives at St. Louis University, Edwardsville. Session 9 www.archives.gov/calendar/genealogy-fair 2 of 19
Personnel Records at the National Archives at St. L ouis Lucile Atcherson, Department of State Session 9 3 of 19
Department of the Navy- established 1798 to begin building of naval ships Department of the Army/Air Force- Department of War prior to 1939 whom started creating the 201/Personnel Files; became a combined agency of Army/Air Force (formally Army and Air Corps as separate agencies) in 1947 under the Department of Defense Department of State- established 1781 as one of the first constitutional agencies; called the Department of Foreign Affairs until 1789. All Departments experienced a jump in employment following the first World War and again during the second World War. Session 9 4 of 19
Married Single Anne Singleton, Department of State Divorced Mothers, both married and divorced/widowed Childless and wanting to help the war effort Nora O’Leary, Department of the Navy Session 9 5 of 19
Department of the Navy Military Sea Transportation Service Navy Yard Navy Hospitals Department of the Army/Air Force Army Transport Service Labor Service Company Department of State Department of State, Alien Office of Facts and Figures Office of War Information Inter-American Affairs and Transportation Texas Centennial Exposition Jacqueline Jenkins Nye, Department of the Navy Session 9 6 of 19
Many women served solely during wartimes, but there were a significant amount who continued their employment especially if they were faced with being the sole source of income Service Extension Act of 1941- allowed for employment to be extended for 18 months during times related to the declaration of national peril for those who were inducted under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 as well as allowing for release from service in hardship cases and some changes to reemployment rights As seen in Mrs; Nye’s Navy record Session 9 7 of 19
Jacqueline Jenkins Nye, Department of the Navy Session 9 8 of 19
Applications for employment Date and place of birth Emergency contact: Husband or parents Addresses of previous employers, parents, references Parents’ citizenship or naturalization Previous government employment Relatives employed in government Maiden name of individual and of mother, alternate names Religious Affiliation Job description and pay grade Address changes and updates post employment Reason for resignation Leave taken Session 9 9 of 19
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