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Auteur(s) : Dumenil, Lynn
Titre(s) : The second line of defense [Texte imprimé] : American women and World War I / Lynn Dumenil
Publication : Chapel Hill (N.C.) : The University of North Carolina Press, 2017
Description matérielle : xiv-340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"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."--Amazon.com
Sujet(s) : Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) et société -- États-Unis
Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) -- Femmes -- États-Unis
Femmes -- Conditions sociales -- États-Unis -- 1900-1945
Genre ou forme : Sources
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781469631219 (rel.). - ISBN 1469631210. - ISBN 9781469652061. - ISBN 1469652064.
- ISBN 9781469631226 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45693011f
Notice n° :
FRBNF45693011
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction. -- 1.. Women, politics, and protest
-- ; 2.. Channeling womanpower : maternalism and World War I mobilization -- ; 3..
Over there : women abroad in World War I -- ; 4.. The second line of defense : women
workers and war -- ; 5.. Visual representations of women in popular culture. -- ;
Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.