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New Jersey Women during World War II
On the Home Front and Abroad
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2023
Summary
While World War II has long been viewed as a pivotal period that allowed women expanded opportunities in the military and the labor force, locally focused considerations have long been left out of the national narrative. New Jersey Women during World War II: On the Home Front and Abroad by Patricia Chappine explores the experiences that detail the wartime narrative of New Jersey women on the home front and abroad and describes the impact these women had as they pushed past gendered social boundaries and joined the war effort in numbers greater than any previous generation of Americans. Through expansive research, Chappine examines the critical role the women of New Jersey played as they stepped into newly formed military branches and entered the labor force in areas never-before open to them, volunteering in staggering numbers. Focusing on the nuances of women’s wartime experiences, this book blends the personal with the social, political, and economic climate of New Jersey and the communicated aspirations, uncertainties, and fears of women during World War II to offer new insights into the role they all played.
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Edition
1/2023
Copyright Year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-3116-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-3117-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
240
Product Type
Monograph
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Contents No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 10
Chapter 1: “Do with Less—So They’ll Have Enough”: The Home Front No access Pages 11 - 26
Chapter 2: “Investigate, Agitate, Legislate”: The League of Women Voters and the Consumers League No access Pages 27 - 42
Chapter 3: “Do the Job He Left Behind”: War Workers No access Pages 43 - 64
Chapter 4: “Above and Beyond the Call of Duty”: Black Women in World War II No access Pages 65 - 82
Chapter 5: “Are You a Girl with a Star-Spangled Heart?”: The Women’s Army Corps No access Pages 83 - 104
Chapter 6: “Free a Man to Fight”: The WAVES, SPARS, Marines, and WASP No access Pages 105 - 130
Chapter 7: “Your Country Needs You”: Military Nurses No access Pages 131 - 152
Chapter 8: “Doing Their Bit”: The USO No access Pages 153 - 166
Chapter 9: Organizing the Home Front: The American Women’s Voluntary Services No access Pages 167 - 178
Chapter 10: “Volunteer for Victory”: The Red Cross No access Pages 179 - 200
