Clipped Wings : The Rise and Fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II /

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During World War II, all branches of the military had women's auxiliaries. Only the Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) program, however, was comprised entirely of women who flew dangerous missions more commonly associated with and desired by men. Within military hierarchies, the World War II p...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Merryman, Molly (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [1997]
Temas:
Women air pilots > United States > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female.
HISTORY / Military / World War II.
American military.
WWII.
female pilots.
feminist history.
gender and military.
military planes.
military women.
second world war.
women in the military.
women soldiers.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Development of the Women Airforce Service Pilots: From Guarded Experiment to Valuable Support Role
  • 3. Becoming Soldiers: Tracing WASP Expansion and Plans for Militarization
  • 4. From Praise to Rancor: Media Opinion Changes as Men Return from Battle
  • 5. No Allies for the WASPs: Congress Responds to Male Public Interest Groups
  • 6. They'll Be Home for Christmas: The WASP Program Disbands
  • 7. On a Different Battlefield: The WASP Fight for Militarization after the War
  • 8. Recognizing the Gendered Warrior: History and Theory Intersect with the Fate of the WASPs
  • 9. Coda
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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