Oveta Culp Hobby : colonel, cabinet member, philanthropist /

<P>Oveta Culp Hobby (1905?1995) had a lifetime of stellar achievement. During World War II, she was asked to build a women?s army from scratch?and did. Hobby became Director of the Women?s Army Corps and the first Army woman to earn the rank of colonel. President Eisenhower chose her as Secret...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Winegarten, Debra L.
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2014]
Colección:Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series.
Temas:
Hobby, Oveta Culp, > 1905-1995.
Hobby, Oveta Culp, > 1905-1995
United States. > Department of Health, Education, and Welfare > Biography.
United States. > Army. > Women's Army Corps > Officers > Biography.
United States. > War Department. > Bureau of Public Relations. > Women's Interest Section > Biography.
United States. > Army. > Women's Army Corps
United States. > Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
United States. > War Department. > Bureau of Public Relations. > Women's Interest Section
1939-1945
Cabinet officers > United States > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women > United States.
Businesswomen > United States > Biography.
Legislators > Texas > Biography.
Newspaper editors > United States > Biography.
Ministres > États-Unis > Biographies.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Participation des femmes.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Femmes > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women
Armed Forces > Officers
Businesswomen
Cabinet officers
Legislators
Military participation > Female
Newspaper editors
Women
Texas
United States
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Growing up in Killeen, Texas""; ""Politics and the Texas Legislature""; ""Marriage and Family""; ""Oveta Joins the Army""; ""The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps""; ""The Little Colonel""; ""Running the""; ""Mrs. Secretary and the Polio Epidemic""; ""Retirement and Philanthropy""; ""Oveta's Legacy""; ""Time Line""; ""Notes""; ""Glossary""; ""Selected Websites and Resources""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""

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