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New Jersey women during World War II : on the home front and abroad
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Title
New Jersey women during World War II : on the home front and abroad / Patricia Chappine.
ISBN
9781666931167
1666931160
9781666931174
Publication
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2024]
Physical Description
v, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"This book explores the experiences that detail the wartime narrative of New Jersey women on the home front and abroad and describes the impact these women had as they pushed past gendered social boundaries and joined the war effort in numbers greater than any previous generation of Americans"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Chappine, Patricia, 1982- New Jersey women during World War II Lanham : Lexington Books, 2023
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 11, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
"Do with less
so they'll have enough" : the home front
"Investigate, agitate, legislate" : the League of Women Voters and the Consumers League
"Do the job he left behind" : war workers
"Above and beyond the call of duty" : black women in World War II
"Are you a girl with a star-spangled heart?" : the Women's Army Corps
"Free a man to fight" : the WAVES, SPAR, Marines, and WASP
"Your country needs you" : military nurses
"Doing their bit" : the USO
"Organizing the home front" : the American Women's Voluntary Services
"Volunteer for victory" : the Red Cross.
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