Beyond Rosie

Beyond Rosie
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Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 9781557286703
ISBN-13 : 1557286701
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Book Synopsis Beyond Rosie by : Julia Brock

Download or read book Beyond Rosie written by Julia Brock and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of primary source documents, which include photographs, official reports, editorials, executive orders, radio broadcast scripts, letters and oral histories, detailing the experiences and contributions of American women during World War II. The documentary collection is a companion volume to a 2012 traveling exhibition from the Museum of History and Holocaust Education. Chapter 1 documents the mobilization of women into industrial factories and agricultural sectors. Chapter 2 deals with women who found employment in white-collar professions, such as law, journalism, clerical work and medicine. Chapter 3 traces women's service in military auxiliary units. Chapter 4 focuses on women's domestic labor on the home front. Chapter 5 documents the secret war waged by the government including its use of women as spies and saboteurs.


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