How Did Franklin D. Roosevelt Changed During WWII?

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States, and the only U.S. president to be elected to Presidency four consecutive times. President Roosevelt was Commander in Chief during World War II. During this time period, I am an 18-year-old high school senior who feared working in wartime factories, and the effect of World War II, on internal affairs, economic conditions, and the horrendous working conditions in the wartime factories.
As an 18-year-old female senior who is getting ready to graduate from High School, I am very excited about starting college. However, because of Pearl Harbor and the beginning of World War II, my parents feel that I should put off going to college for now. On December 7, 1941, due to the constant

threats by the Japanese, the United States had no other choice but to retaliate. The United States cut off the oil supply line that is supplying the Japanese military, as well as their culture with oil (Columbia Southern University, (CSU) n.d.). Furthermore, the war has caused a tremendous impact on economic conditions; that has changed the workforce. After the Selective Service Act that was endorsed, all males would be drafted into the Armed Forces on their 18th birthday. (CSU, n.d.)
Being an 18-year-old-female, when my parents informed me that I had to work in wartime factories, I became very fearful.

Although I know my mother needs the extra financial support to help get us through the war; I do not like the fact that my father and brother are overseas fighting in the war. Women and girls had to return to manufacturing and industrial work once the war started (CSU, n.d.). During this period of World War II, factories were changed from commercial factories to wartime production (CSU, n.d.). When I started working in the wartime factories, I discovered that I had to work long hard hours (Seigel, 2003). My work days consisted of ten to twelve hours per day. Also, I was paid very low wages and had to work in hazardous conditions on a daily basis in the wartime factories (Seigel, 2003). I was afraid of contacting the many diseases that were among the other young women in the plants (Seigel, 2003). Furthermore, because I am so young, the owner of the factories, as well as, my family felt that I should work at least a few years in the wartime factories before pursuing my education (Seigel, 2003).
The owners of the companies and the city leaders stated that I did not need to be paid higher wages, and the working conditions were good (Seigel, 2003). Due to the long hours and the amount of work that is expected of me daily, I feel that I should be paid a much higher salary. These sites were initially created for male factory workers, not the females. Also, these positions are very dangerous and designed for men that are more capable of doing these types of jobs. However, because the men were selected to fight in the war, the women dominated some of the most dangerous jobs in the industries (Seigel,

2003).
The owners of the factory where I am employed take very little precaution in trying to limit the number of injuries from the different types of machinery in the workplace (Seigel, 2003). As a result, a lot of young ladies have suffered job-related injuries from a fire that claimed over One hundred, and forty-six young girls live (Seigel, 2003). Not only did the young ladies die in a fire, but many also suffered from brown lung disease at a tremendous rate in the wartime factories (Seigel, 2003). The wartime factory owners felt that if they continued to pay me a very small wage that this would keep manufacture costs competitive (Seigel, 2003). I feel that the factory owners are more concerned about the productivity of work that is done, rather than my health and the awful working conditions that I am enduring. Finally, I have expounded on the fear I encountered working in wartime factories. The effects of internal affairs and the economic crises during World War II. The horrendous conditions I endured as an 18- year-old wartime factory worker.