Women working in defense industries during the war:

a. were small in number, as most women took clerical work or joined the military service as nurses.

b. were viewed as permanent workers after the war, so long as they did a good job.

c. had little impact on the war effort.

d. were all young, single women who left their jobs once they got married.

e. made up one-third of the west coast workers in aircraft manufacturing and ship building.