Good girls, good food, good fun : the story of USO hostesses during World War II /

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"Throughout World War II, when Saturday nights came around, servicemen and hostesses happily forgot the war for a little while as they danced together in USO clubs, which served as havens of stability in a time of social, moral, and geographic upheaval. Meghan Winchell demonstrates that in addi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Winchell, Meghan K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008.
Series:Gender & American culture.
Subjects:
United Service Organizations (U.S.)
United Service Organizations > USA
1900-1999
Soldiers > Recreation > United States > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > War work > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women > United States.
Women > United States > Social conditions > 20th century.
Militaires > Loisirs > États-Unis > Histoire.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Participation des civils > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Femmes > États-Unis.
Femmes > États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Soldiers > Recreation.
War work.
Women.
Women > Social conditions.
Frau
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
United States.
USA.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • To make the boys feel at home : senior hostesses and gendered citizenship
  • The loveliest girls in the nation
  • Wartime socializing
  • Nice girls didn't, period : junior hostesses and sexual service
  • Courtship and competition in the USO dance hall.

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