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Author Scheibach, Michael, 1949- author.

Title Protecting the home front : women in civil defense in the early Cold War / Michael Scheibach.

Publication Info. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 248 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "Comprising 70 percent or more of civil defense workers at the height of the Cold War, American women served as FCDA wardens, nurses, home preparedness advisors, coordinators of mass feeding drills, rescue and emergency management personnel, and in various local, state, regional and national organizations. The author examines the roles they filled to promote homeland protection and preparedness"-- Provided by publisher
Contents Women's civil defense prayer -- Preface: "we are going to win" -- Call to duty -- Women's challenge -- Women's partnership and responsibility -- Women's role in civil defense -- Beyond containment -- Gender and the FCDA -- President Harry S Truman and the FCDA -- Katherine Howard: security at home -- Organized support -- Members in good standing -- Pledge for home defense -- The role of women's organizations -- On guard -- Serving the community -- This is civil defense -- The warden's handbook -- Aid and comfort -- Joining the ranks -- Police services -- The nurse in civil defense -- Be prepared -- Home protection and preparedness -- Defense begins at home -- The Home Defense Corps -- Individual and family preparedness -- Out of the kitchen -- Feeding family and the masses -- Emergency mass feeding -- Basic course in mass feeding -- Conclusion: the "home" in home front -- Appendix: selected chapters from civil defense in outline.
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Subject United States. Federal Civil Defense Administration -- History.
United States. Federal Civil Defense Administration.
History.
Civil defense -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Civil defense.
United States.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Women and war -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Sex role -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Cold War -- Social aspects -- United States.
Cold War (1945-1989)
Social aspects.
Women and war.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
Sex role.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Subject Gender roles.
Added Title Women in civil defense in the early Cold War
Other Form: Print version: Scheibach, Michael, 1949- Protecting the home front. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017] 9781476672120 (DLC) 2017040486 (OCoLC)987796574
ISBN 9781476630632 (electronic book)
1476630631 (electronic book)
9781476672120
1476672121