Civil Air Patrol workers and other servicewomen learn how to fold a parachute.  Credit: Women’s Memorial Foundation |
WOMEN IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY
Civil Air Patrol workers and other servicewomen learn how to fold a parachute. Credit: Women’s Memorial Foundation |
Women served in the Civil Air Patrol as both pilots and technical support staff.
Members of the Civil Air Patrol send messages  Credit: Women’s Memorial Foundation |
Pilot pre-flights aircraft,
Alexandria, Virginia, September 1942  Credit: National Archives |
| As the war progressed, the Office of Civil Defense and its local councils attempted to coordinate the large number of local civilian defense initiatives. Women made up a substantial number of civil defense volunteers. |
 Credit: Library of Congress |
In the image to the left, a woman spotter on Pine Mountain identifies an airplane for the Interceptor Command
Coastal communities organized Civil Defense patrols to scan for enemy aircraft and vessels, to enforce blackouts, and to serve as air raid wardens in case of attack. |
