How Many of You Have MOTHERS who Worked in War Plants During WWII?

My Mother worked in a Caning Factory! She did not have a degree of any kind nor do I! My Father had and Eighth grade education. We have always been a patriotic Family even though we are mixed as Democrats and Republicans. I don't think Politics determines patriotism. The willingness to roll up your sleeves and work for the good of the country does!

I am sure the opposite would have an influence although not sure it would be all that good! I am all in favor of Higher Education but I think that having 2 income families in favor of having a Parent at home has had a bad affect on the Country, It has made us more materialistic, it has eroded our general morals, it has increased our crime rates, Etc. I don't think the Education is the problem but rather how we use it! It can be used for Betterment of Society or just for materialism!

I am not sure of the point you are trying to make here! I may be a little dense tonight as it is getting late.

Edit: for Asker-----It would appear then that we are in agreement! Thank you!

Proud vet

My mother wasn't born until after the war, so she couldn't have done that.

My grandmother did work in a war plant, and my grandfather served in WWII. She never spoke much of it, but she did always encourage my sister and I (her only granddaughters) to do our best and be what we wanted to be. And she always told us to do something that would help change the world. My sister is a paralegal, and I run a service that assists the developmentally disabled with basic needs, job hunting, vocational skills, and teaching/assessing living skills. My objective is to allow everyone - no matter what their disability - a chance at the best life they can get, and to do it as independently as possible.

My mother didn't go to college - she married my father before he went into the military. He served in Vietnam, as did my uncle (married to my mother's twin sister), and my father in law. My mother did everything possible to get my sister and I to continue our education and do everything we wanted to do in life. I got my bachelor's and then my master's, met and married my husband, who got his doctorate and became a professor at the university located here in our city. We both hope to show our daughter that there is a lot of potential for anyone, and that they can do whatever they want to do, and the only limits are those we place on ourselves.