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    World War II and Female Educational Attainment (thesis)

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    Tardy, Hollis B.
    Subject
    Washington and Lee University -- Honors in Economics
    Educational attainment
    Academic achievement
    Women
    World War (1939-1945)
    Women -- Education (Higher)
    United States
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    Hollis B. Tardy is a member of the Class of 2017 of Washington and Lee University.
     
    This paper explores World War II's effect on female educational attainment. First, I analyze whether there is a link between World War II and female educational attainment. I then assess two possible channels through which the war could have affected a woman's likelihood of graduating from high school and from college: the marriage market and the labor market. I find that World War II is correlated with an increased probability of graduating from college for white women, but there is little to no correlation for non-white women. I also find little correlation between World War II and the probability of graduating from high school for white and nonwhite women alike. It is likely that effects of the marriage and labor markets together created a small net effect on female education.
     
    Hollis Tardy
     
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11021/33910
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