Utah Women in World War Two Toolkits

August 2025

We’re pleased to announce a new toolkit and free resources available now about Utah women’s many roles in World War Two! As Utahns commemorate the 80th anniversary of the war’s end, this toolkit provides free resources for K-12 educators and lifelong learners. Utah women took on many new roles during WWII in the military, on the home front, in the workforce, at Topaz, and as advocates for peace and civil rights.

Click here to download the free digital toolkit (PDF) with links to lesson plans, activities, bios, and articles about Utah women’s many roles in the war. Or you can explore our “Rosie’s War: Utah Women in WWII” story map for a virtual exhibit introducing the important themes and women who shaped WWII history in Utah. If you like these materials, please share them with an educator, parent, or student in your life! These are especially appropriate for students in 7th grade Utah Studies classes.

Here’s a highlight list of the resources included in the toolkit

• Marjorie Christiansen, WASP Pilot
• Utah’s Navy WAVES
• Blandina Tuero, WAC
• Working for the War: Utah Women in the World War Two Workforce
• Ruby Timms Price, Hill AFB
• Zola Anderson and the Manti Parachute Factory
• Miné Okubo, Artist
• Eleanor Sekerak, Topaz Teacher
• Alice Hirai, Imprisoned Citizen
• Amy Brown Lyman and the Relief Society
• Bertha Stevenson and the Minute Women
• Maude Porter and the Ogden Red Cross Canteen
• Corinne Sweet and Jewish Advocacy
• Elise Musser, Advocate for Peace
• Alice Kasai and Japanese American Citizenship

Lesson Plans:

• Utah Women in the Military
• Beyond Rosie: Utah Women on the Home Front
• Strength and Resilience: Women of Topaz

Questions about these materials? Suggestions for how to improve? Requests for our next toolkit? Email info@betterdays2020.org.

We’re grateful to our Better Days interns Eliza Durham, Darci Gardner, and Grace Gibson for their help with research, writing, and curriculum design!