Women, War, and Work
Author : Maurine Weiner Greenwald
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780801497339
Author : Maurine Weiner Greenwald
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 12,6 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780801497339
Author : Helen Fraser
Publisher :
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 28,9 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Women
ISBN :
Author : Ruth Milkman
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 28,63 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Sexual division of labor
ISBN : 9780252013577
"By analyzing the process of work in both the electrical and the automobile industries, the supplies of male and female labor available to each, the varying degrees of labor-intensive work, the proportion of labor costs to total costs, and the extent of male resistance to female entry into the industry before, during, and after the war, Milkman offers a historically grounded and detailed examination of the evolution, function, and reproduction of job segregation by sex." -- Journal of American History "Analytic sophistication is coupled with a powerfully rendered narrative: the reader strides briskly along, enjoying one provocative insight after another while simultaneously absorbed by the drama of the events." -- Women's Review of Books
Author : Gail Braybon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 1981
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415042017
Author : Lynn Dumenil
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 47,30 MB
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1469631229
In tracing the rise of the modern idea of the American "new woman," Lynn Dumenil examines World War I's surprising impact on women and, in turn, women's impact on the war. Telling the stories of a diverse group of women, including African Americans, dissidents, pacifists, reformers, and industrial workers, Dumenil analyzes both the roadblocks and opportunities they faced. She richly explores the ways in which women helped the United States mobilize for the largest military endeavor in the nation's history. Dumenil shows how women activists staked their claim to loyal citizenship by framing their war work as homefront volunteers, overseas nurses, factory laborers, and support personnel as "the second line of defense." But in assessing the impact of these contributions on traditional gender roles, Dumenil finds that portrayals of these new modern women did not always match with real and enduring change. Extensively researched and drawing upon popular culture sources as well as archival material, The Second Line of Defense offers a comprehensive study of American women and war and frames them in the broader context of the social, cultural, and political history of the era.
Author : Jenna Glass
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,64 MB
Release : 2019
Category : FICTION
ISBN : 9781984817204
Also has published earlier works under Black, Jenna.
Author : Светлана Алексиевич
Publisher :
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 41,76 MB
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 0399588728
"Originally published in Russian as U voiny--ne zhenskoe lietiso by Mastatskaya Litaratura, Minsk, in 1985. Originally published in English as War's unwomanly face by Progress Publishers, Moscow, in 1988"--Title page verso.
Author : Maj. Gen. Mari K. Eder
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 31,96 MB
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1728230934
For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII—in and out of uniform—for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come. From daring spies to audacious pilots, from innovative scientists to indomitable resistance fighters, these extraordinary women stepped out of line and into history, forever altering the world's landscape. This page-turning narrative, crafted with meticulous historical accuracy by retired U.S. Army Major General Mari K. Eder, provides a fresh perspective on the integral roles that women played during WWII. Liane B. Russell fled Austria with nothing and later became a renowned U.S. scientist whose research on the effects of radiation on embryos made a difference to thousands of lives. Gena Turgel was a prisoner who worked in the hospital at Bergen-Belsen and cared for the young Anne Frank, who was dying of typhus. Gena survived and went on to write a memoir and spent her life educating children about the Holocaust. Ida and Louise Cook were British sisters who repeatedly smuggled out jewelry and furs and served as sponsors for refugees, and they also established temporary housing for immigrant families in London. Whether you're a history enthusiast, a lover of powerful women's stories, or an avid reader of WWII nonfiction, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line is a must-read and a poignant testament to the forgotten women who stepped up when the world needed them most.
Author : Helen Fraser
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 34,43 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
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Author : Penny Summerfield
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 14,7 MB
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1136247262
The Second World War is often seen as a period of emancipation, because of the influx of women into paid work, and because the state took steps to relieve women of domestic work. This study challenges such a picture. The state approached the removal of women from the domestic sphere with extreme caution, in spite of the desperate need for women’s labour in war work. Women’s own preferences were frequently neglected or distorted in the search for a compromise between production and patriarchy. However, the enduring practices of paying women less and treating them as an inferior category of workers led to growth in the numbers and proportions of women employed after the war in many areas of work. Penny Summerfield concludes that the war accelerated the segregation of women in 'inferior' sectors of work, and inflated the expectation that working women would bear the double burden without a redistribution of responsibility for the domestic sphere between men, women and the state. First published in 1984, this is an important book for students of history, sociology and women’s studies at all levels.