Which statement about the female workforce during the war is NOT true?
a. Women gained clerical work, but did not work in war-production industries.
b. More women worked during the war than before the war.
c. Women sometimes became bricklayers, teamsters, and streetcar conductors.
d. Despite gains, gender segregation was still a social issue in the workplace.
ANS: a
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