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Author:

Yellin, Emily, 1961-

Title:

Our mothers' war : American women at home and at the front during World War II / Emily Yellin.

Edition:

1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Free Press,

Copyright Date:

2005, c2004

Description:

xiv, 447 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female.
Women--United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-428) and index.

Contents:

For Carol Lynn : unearthing our mothers' war years -- To bring him home safely : wives, mothers, and sisters of servicemen -- Soldiers without guns : female defense industry workers -- Putting up a good front : female entertainers, fictional characters, and icons -- This man's army : WACs -- On duty at home : WAVES, SPARs, Marines, and WASPs -- Save his life and find your own : volunteers, Land Army, Red Cross girls, and nurses -- Jane Crow : African-American women -- Behind enemy lines : spies, propaganda workers, and those who worked for the enemy -- A question of loyalty : Japanese-American women -- Qualified successes : politicans, journalists, doctors, baseball players, and other professional women -- The "wrong kind" of woman : prostitutes, unwed mothers, and lesbians -- A war within the war : right-wing, anti-Semitic mothers' groups and Jewish-American women -- Inside the secret city : wives and WACs in Los Alamos -- Their legacy : our mother's war years resounding through our lives.

ISBN:

9780743245142
0743245148
0743245164 (pbk.) :
9780743245166

OCLC:

(OCoLC)60128235

LCCN:

2004040496

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