The Change of Women's Roles During WWII By trobertson2 Period: Sep 1, 1919 to May 8, 1945 World War II Jan 1, 1923 The Equal Rights Amendment is first presented to Congress. written by Alice Paul Jan 1, 1928 a law was passed which stated that any person over the age of 21 could vote - male & female. May 15, 1942 W.A.A.C. was founded Jul 1, 1942 estimates of the proportion of jobs that would be "acceptable" for women was raised by employers from 29 to 85%. Sep 15, 1942 W.A.S.P. Program Founded ended in late December 1944 Jul 1, 1943 W.A.A.C. becomes W.A.C. Jan 1, 1944 the number of working american women increaed to 20 million a 57% increase from 1940 Jan 1, 1945 Millions of women lost thier jobs when servicemen returned from WW2. Jan 4, 1945 The female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27% in 1940 to 37%