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1 online resource. |
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Women, gender, and sexuality in american history
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Women, gender, and sexuality in American history.
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| Summary |
"In 1945, four African American female privates who were members of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) participated in a strike at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, and opted to take a court martial rather than accept discriminatory work assignments. As the army prepared for the court-martial and civil rights activists investigated the circumstances, competing commentaries in African American and mainstream newspapers ignited a passionate public response across the country. Indeed, the insurrection, now little remembered, became the most publicized and recorded protest of Black WACs during World War II as story of how four African American women pushed the army's segregation system to its breaking point. Drawing on relevant scholarship, archival work, newspaper responses to the strike, and interviews with the strikers or their families, Sandra Bolzenius shows how the strike at Ft. Devens demonstrates that army regulations prioritized white men, segregated African Americans, highlighted white women's femininity, and overlooked the presence of African American women. In drawing attention to these issues, this book is able to shed light on the experiences and agency of World War II Black WACs who resisted racial discrimination and asserted their entitlements as female military personnel, analyze military policies and their effects on Army personnel, particularly Black WACs, and investigate the Army's determination to maintain the existing social order through the strict segmentation of its troops based on race, gender, and rank."--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Historical Figures; Abbreviations and Definitions; Timeline; Introduction; Chapter 1. The Army Diversifies: Fort Des Moines; Chapter 2. Fort Devens; Chapter 3. The Strike; Chapter 4. Trial and Verdict; Chapter 5. The Civilian Reaction; Chapter 6. Military Protocol; Conclusion: A Sociological Laboratory; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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United States. Army. Women's Army Corps -- History.
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United States. Army. Women's Army Corps. |
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History. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
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World War (1939-1945) |
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Trials (Military offenses) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Trials (Military offenses) |
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United States. |
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20th century |
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Strikes and lockouts -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Strikes and lockouts. |
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African American soldiers -- History -- 20th century.
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African American soldiers. |
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Women soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Women soldiers. |
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Race discrimination -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Race discrimination. |
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Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Sex discrimination against women. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
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Fort Devens (Mass.) -- History -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
How four black women took on the Army during World War II |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780252041716 0252041712 (DLC) 2017056073 (OCoLC)1005108651 |
| ISBN |
9780252050381 (electronic book) |
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025205038X (electronic book) |
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9780252041716 |
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0252041712 |
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9780252083334 |
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0252083334 |
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