Protecting the home front : women in civil defense in the early Cold War /

"Comprising 70 percent or more of civil defense workers at the height of the Cold War, American women served as FCDA wardens, nurses, home preparedness advisors, coordinators of mass feeding drills, rescue and emergency management personnel, and in various local, state, regional and national or...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scheibach, Michael, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Temas:
United States. > Federal Civil Defense Administration > History.
United States. > Federal Civil Defense Administration.
1900-1999
Civil defense > United States > History > 20th century.
Women and war > United States > History > 20th century.
Sex role > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War > Social aspects > United States.
Femmes et guerre > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Rôle selon le sexe > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre froide > Aspect social > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Civil defense.
Sex role.
Social aspects.
Women and war.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Comprising 70 percent or more of civil defense workers at the height of the Cold War, American women served as FCDA wardens, nurses, home preparedness advisors, coordinators of mass feeding drills, rescue and emergency management personnel, and in various local, state, regional and national organizations. The author examines the roles they filled to promote homeland protection and preparedness"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 248 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476630632
1476630631

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