Forgotten veterans, invisible memorials : how American women commemorated the Great War, 1917-1945 / Allison S. Finkelstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finkelstein, Allison S., author.

Series:

War, memory, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Women--United States.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--United States.

World War, 1914-1918--Anniversaries, etc.

Memorialization--United States--History--20th century.

Memorialization.

Patriotic societies--United States--History--20th century.

Patriotic societies.

Voluntarism--United States--History--20th century.

Voluntarism.

Women--Societies and clubs.

Women.

Collective memory--United States.

Collective memory.

Anniversaries.

Veterans.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

How American women commemorated the Great War, 1917-1945

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Investigates the ground-breaking role American women played in commemorating those who served and sacrificed in World War I"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Carry On: The Women's Overseas Service League and Veteranist Commemorations

2. Service Inscribed in Stone: Compromise at the American Red Cross's Memorial Building to the Women of the World War

3. Commemoration through Rehabilitation: The World War Reconstruction Aides Association

4. "Let Us Take Up the Torch Individually and Collectively": The American War Mothers and Veteranist Commemorations

5. "A Great Living and Moving Monument": The Gold Star Pilgrimages as Veteranist Memorials.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780817321017

0817321012

OCLC:

1225189769

Publisher Number:

99988118877