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Victory girls, khaki-wackies, and patriotutes : the regulation of female sexuality during World War II / Marilyn E. Hegarty.
LIBRA HQ18.U5 H42 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hegarty, Marilyn E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Sexual behavior--United States--History.
- Women.
- World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Soldiers--Sexual behavior--United States.
- Soldiers.
- Sexual ethics for women--United States--History.
- Sexual ethics for women.
- History.
- Soldiers--Sexual behavior.
- Women--Sexual behavior.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 251 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- 1 The Long Arm of the State 12
- 2 Prelude to War 42
- 3 "Reservoirs of Infection": Science, Medicine, and Contagious Bodies 61
- 4 "A Buffer of Whores": Military and Social Ambivalence about Sexuality and Gender 85
- 5 "Spell 'IT' to the Marines": The Contradictory Messages of Popular Culture 110
- 6 Behind the Lines: The War against Women 128
- Appendix 1 The Eight Point Agreement 165
- Appendix 2 The May Act 167
- Appendix 3 Federal Agencies: The Social Protection Division 169.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-243) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814737040
- 0814737048
- OCLC:
- 154677663
- Online:
- Publisher description
- Contributor biographical information
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