Our mothers' war, American women at home and at the Front during World War II, Emily Yellin
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Our mothers' war, American women at home and at the Front during World War II, Emily Yellin
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-428) and index
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contains biographical information
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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Our mothers' war
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bibliography
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54407680
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Emily Yellin
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American women at home and at the Front during World War II
Table Of Contents
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 : politicians, 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 mothers' war years resounding through our lives
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