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

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Contents: Prologue : For Carol Lynn : unearthing our mothers' war years -- pt. 1. -- 1. To bring him home safely : wives, mothers, and sisters of servicemen -- 2. Soldiers without guns : female defense industry workers -- 3. Putting up a good front : female entertainers, fictional characters, and icons -- pt. 2. -- 4. This man's army : WACs -- 5. On duty at home : WAVES, SPARs, marines, and WASPs -- 6. Save his life and find your own : volunteers, Land Army, Red Cross Girls, and nurses -- 7. Jane Crow : African-American women -- 8. Behind enemy lines : spies, propaganda workers, and those who worked for the enemy -- 9. A question of loyalty : Japanese-American women -- 10. Qualified successes : politicians, journalists, doctors, baseball players, and other professional women -- pt. 3. -- 11. The "wrong kind" of woman : prostitutes, unwed mothers, and lesbians -- 12. A war within the war : right-wing, anti-Semitic mothers' groups and Jewish-American women -- 13. Inside the secret city : wives and WACs in Los Alamos -- Epilogue : Their legacy : our mothers' war years resounding through our lives -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Permission credits

Topic: World War, 1939-1945--Women; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female; Women--History