Rhetoric and resilience : exploring the discourse of the Women Airforce Service Pilots program / Sara Hillin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hillin, Sara, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)--Historiography.

Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.).

World War, 1939-1945--United States--Participation, Female.

Women air pilots--United States--History--20th century.

Air pilots, Military--United States--History--20th century.

Women--Armed Forces--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

vii, 167 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Exploring the discourse of the Women Airforce Service Pilots program

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2024]

Summary:

"This book explores rhetorics produced about and by the women involved in the World War II era Women Airforce Service Pilots program. The author utilizes feminist and classical rhetorical concepts to illustrate how the women closest to the program communicated to supporters and detractors of their labor in military aviation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: History of WASP, Literature Review, and Method of Rhetorical Analysis

The Emergence of the WASP Program

Jacqueline Cochran and the Exigence Surrounding WASP

WASP Take Control: The Avenger, The Order of Fifinella, and Media Portrayal

WASP Memoirs: Writing Their Stories Back Into Public Memory

Rhetoric of the Campaigns for WASP Militarization and Veteran Status

The Rhetoric of Rebuilding a Legacy: WASP Program Ends

Conclusion and Synthesis of How the WASP Program Provides a Crucial Chapter in the History of Women's Rhetorics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hillin, Sara. Rhetoric and resilience

ISBN:

9781666928792

1666928798

OCLC:

1443643773