| Description |
xxix, 185 pages, 23 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Prologue : to my parents, Morris and Shirley Mersky -- Derailed dreams -- "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition" -- "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we may die" -- Discrimination in the ranks -- An army of service wives -- Waiting wives and home front popular culture -- "Over sexed, over fed, over paid, over there" -- "You'd be so nice to come home to" -- Babies, suburbia, and the seeds of change. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Women. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
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| Chronological Term |
1933-1945 |
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.
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Social conditions. |
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Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- États-Unis. |
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Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Femmes -- États-Unis. |
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Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Aspect social -- États-Unis. |
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Femmes -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. |
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États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1933-1945. |
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États-Unis -- Conditions sociales -- 1933-1945. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| ISBN |
0275988791 |
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9780275988791 |
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