Around 350,000 women from the United States of America had to leave a "traditional" way of living, most of them from raising their kids and being part of very conservative communities, to join military forces during that time. They started collaborating as nurses and clerics, but still, many of them learned how to drive big military trucks, repair tools used during the war, airplanes, and performed many other tasks to help men sent to combat. They also kept supporting their families and children during this period.