In Uncle Sam's service : women workers with the American Expeditionary Force, 1917-1919 /

"During World War I, the first American war in which women were mobilized on a mass scale by the armed services, more than sixteen thousand women served overseas with the American Expeditionary Force. Although wealthy women volunteers--members of the so-called 'heiress corps'--monopol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zeiger, Susan, 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Temas:
1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 > Women > United States.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Femmes > États-Unis.
HISTORY > United States > 20th century.
Armed Forces.
Women.
United States > Armed Forces > History > World War, 1914-1918.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Mobilizing Women For War
  • 2. Getting Over There: A Social Analysis Of Women's Enlistment
  • 3. Serving Doughnuts To The Doughboys: Auxiliary Workers In France
  • 4. "The Stenographers Will Win The War": Army Office Workers And Telephone Operators
  • 5. "Compassionate Sympathizers And Active Combatants": Army Nurses In France
  • 6. Serving Uncle Sam: The Meaning Of Women's Wartime Service
  • Notes
  • Index

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