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American women at home and at the front during world war II
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- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Yellin, Emily
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- B5809 - B
- Thesaurus
- tweede wereldoorlog, rolgedrag, militaire beroepen, etniciteit, Verenigde Staten, 20e eeuw, 1940-1949
- Description
- The author describes the different roles of women during the Second World War, a war that changed the way women participate in the American society. Described are the lives of wives, mothers and sisters of servicemen: the female defence industry workers, the female entertainers, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), women in the army, Red Cross Girls and nurses. The book contains also chapters on African-American and Japanese-American women, chapters on spies, politicians, journalists and other professional women, the 'wrong kind' of women (prostitutes, unwed mother, lesbians), the Right Wing and the Anti-Semitic Mothers' Group.
American women in the military
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- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Nathan, Amy
- Creator
- Cronkite, Walter > (forew.)
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- C1483 - C
- Thesaurus
- militaire beroepen, historisch, Verenigde Staten, 18e eeuw, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw, 2000-2009, overzichtspublicatie, interview (vorm)
- Description
- This book takes a look at the contributions made by American women in the military, past and present. These women all volunteered to serve. The struggle to open opportunities for women in the armed forces is not only a story about the military, but also an important part in women's history.
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- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Burke, Carol
- Publish Year
- 2004
- Shelfmark
- B6589 - B
- Description
- From the rescue of PFC Jessica Lynch to the high-profile trial of Lynndie England, the war in Iraq has highlighted women's presence within the military as never before. Carol Burke analyzes the military as an occupational folk group, arguing that every detail of military culture-from the 'high-and-tight' haircut to the chants sung in basic training is laden with significance. Exploring the minute ways that -the cult of masculinity- persists in all branches of the United States military today, Burke unearths details about basic training, military dress and speech, the history of the marching chant, the disdain some veterans still harbor for Jane Fonda, and the colorful-and sometimes questionable-rituals of military manhood. Postulating that culture is made-not born-Burke urges the military to consciously change its policy of -gendered apartheid- so it can evolve into the gender-, race-, and sexuality-neutral democratic institution it needs to be.
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