So, I've been reading lately the new book Front Lines by Michael Grant which is an alternate history where women were allowed to enlist or were drafted during WWII. The POD in the book is that, and I quote "In a surprise ruling with major ramifications, the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision in the case of Becker vs. Minneapolis Draft Board for Josiah Becker, who had sued claiming the recently passed Selective Training and Service Act unfairly singles out males. The decision extends the draft to all US citizens age eighteen or older regardless of gender."
The book is only the first book in a series, but it has many women not treated completely as equally with men, making them treated only slightly if marginally better than African American soldiers during the war, at least by their commanders, though in the scenario they still fight alongside male soldiers. This kind of makes me wonder, what would be the ramifications for women's rights and the like if this type of scenario occurred? Would this change some of society's perspectives on women during the 1950's for example? Could we see the women's liberation movement happen earlier?
The book is only the first book in a series, but it has many women not treated completely as equally with men, making them treated only slightly if marginally better than African American soldiers during the war, at least by their commanders, though in the scenario they still fight alongside male soldiers. This kind of makes me wonder, what would be the ramifications for women's rights and the like if this type of scenario occurred? Would this change some of society's perspectives on women during the 1950's for example? Could we see the women's liberation movement happen earlier?
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