Victory Girls, Khaki-Wackies, and Patriotutes : the Regulation of Female Sexuality during World War II.

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Victory Girls, Khaki-Wackies, and Patriotutes offers a counter-narrative to the story of Rosie the Riveter, the icon of female patriotism during World War II. With her fist defiantly raised and her shirtsleeves rolled up, Rosie was an asexual warrior on the homefront. But thousands of women supporte...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hegarty, Marilyn E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2007.
Temas:
1939-1945
Women > Sexual behavior > United States > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women > United States.
Soldiers > Sexual behavior > United States.
Sexual ethics for women > United States > History.
Femmes > Sexualité > États-Unis > Histoire.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Femmes > États-Unis.
Femmes > Morale sexuelle > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY / Social History.
Sexual ethics for women
Soldiers > Sexual behavior
Women
Women > Sexual behavior
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Victory Girls, Khaki-Wackies, and Patriotutes offers a counter-narrative to the story of Rosie the Riveter, the icon of female patriotism during World War II. With her fist defiantly raised and her shirtsleeves rolled up, Rosie was an asexual warrior on the homefront. But thousands of women supported the war effort not by working in heavy war industries, but by providing morale-boosting services to soldiers, ranging from dances at officers' clubs to more blatant forms of sexual services, such as prostitution. While the de-sexualized Rosie was celebrated, women who used their sexuality--either i.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (263 pages)
ISBN:9780814790823
0814790828

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