Author : Marilyn E. Hegarty
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 35,24 MB
Release : 2010-04-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0814737390
Book Description
"While the de-sexualized Rosie was celebrated, women who used their sexuality - either intentionally or inadvertently - to serve their country encountered a contradictory morals campaign launched by government and social agencies, which shunned female sexuality while valorizing masculine sexuality. This double standard was accurately summed up by a government official who dubbed these women "patriotutes": part patriot, part prostitute."