A century in uniform : military women in American films / Stacy Fowler and Deborah A. Deacon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fowler, Stacy, 1964- author.

Deacon, Deborah A., 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women soldiers in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--United States--History.

Motion pictures.

United States.

History.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 218 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2020.

Summary:

"From silents of the early American motion picture era through 21st century films, this book offers a decade-by-decade examination of portrayals of women in the military, juxtaposed with the realities faced by their contemporaries in uniform. A range of genres is explored, along with films created by today's military women about their experiences. Analysis of laws regarding women in the service is provided, along with discussion of the challenges they faced in the push for full participation as service members, and of changing societal attitudes through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 The Early Days: 1910-1939 p. 15

2 You Can Do It! The 1940s p. 25

3 Now What? The 1950s p. 44

4 The Times They Are Changing: 1960s and 1970s p. 64

5 Great Expectations: The 1980s p. 85

6 Wish Fulfillment-Almost: The 1990s p. 104

7 All That You Can Be: The 2000s p. 131

8 Shattering the Camouflage Ceiling: The 2010s p. 148.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

ISBN:

9781476677132

1476677131

OCLC:

1110083468