Victory girls, khaki-wackies, and patriotutes : the regulation of female sexuality during World War II / Marilyn E. Hegarty.

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Victory Girls, Khaki-Wackies, and Patriotutes offers a counter-narrative to the story of Rosie the Riveter, the icon of female patriotism during World War II. With her fist defiantly raised and her shirtsleeves rolled up, Rosie was an asexual warrior on the homefront. But thousands of women supported the war effort not by working in heavy war industries, but by providing morale-boosting services to soldiers, ranging from dances at officers' clubs to more blatant forms of sexual services, such as prostitution. While the de-sexualized Rosie was celebrated, women who used their sexuality-either i

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations List; Introduction; 1 The Long Arm of the State; 2 Prelude to War; 3 "Reservoirs of Infection": Science, Medicine, and Contagious Bodies; 4 "A Buffer of Whores": Military and Social Ambivalence about Sexuality and Gender; 5 "Spell 'IT' to the Marines": The Contradictory Messages of Popular Culture; 6 Behind the Lines: The War against Women; 7 Conclusion; Appendix 1: The Eight Point Agreement; Appendix 2: The May Act; Appendix 3: Federal Agencies: The Social Protection Division; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-243) and index.

ISBN:

9780814790823

0814790828

9780814737262

0814737269

OCLC:

779828415