Waubonsee Community College

Beyond Rosie, a documentary history of women and World War II, edited by Julia Brock, Jennifer W. Dickey, Richard J.W. Harker, and Catherine M. Lewis

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Beyond Rosie

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edited by Julia Brock, Jennifer W. Dickey, Richard J.W. Harker, and Catherine M. Lewis

a documentary history of women and World War II

"More so than any war in history, World War II was a woman's war. Women, motivated by patriotism, the opportunity for new experiences, and the desire to serve, participated widely in the global conflict. Within the Allied countries, women of all ages proved to be invaluable in the fight for victory. Rosie the Riveter became the most enduring image of women's involvement in World War II. What Rosie represented, however, is only a small portion of a complex story. As wartime production workers, enlistees in auxiliary military units, members of voluntary organizations or resistance groups, wives and mothers on the home front, journalists, and USO performers, American women found ways to challenge traditional gender roles and stereotypes. Beyond Rosie offers readers an opportunity to see the numerous contributions women made to the fight against the Axis powers and how American women's roles changed during the war. The primary documents (newspapers, propaganda posters, cartoons, excerpts from oral histories and memoirs, speeches, photographs, and editorials) collected here represent cultural, political, economic, and social perspectives on the diverse roles women played during World War II."--Page 4 of cover

Introduction -- Into the factories -- New opportunities, new challenges -- Women's auxiliary services -- "Make do and mend" : women and the home front -- The secret war -- Appendix 1: Timeline -- Appendix 2: Discussion questions and assignments -- Appendix 3: Classroom and research activities -- About the Museum of History and Holocaust Education