Colorado women in world war II / Gail M. Beaton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beaton, Gail Marjorie, author.

Series:

Timberline books.

Timberline books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military participation, Female.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, 2020.

Summary:

"Interweaves nearly eighty oral histories including interviews, historical studies, newspaper accounts, and organizational records to shed light on Colorado women's participation in World War II, exploring the dangers and triumphs they felt, the nature of their work, and the ways in which the war influenced their lives."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Army Nurse Corps

The Navy Nurse Corps

The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women's Army Corps

The Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service

The Women Airforce Service Pilots

The women of the Coast Guard, Merchant Marine Corps, and the Marine Corps Women's Reserve

WOW! Women Ordnance Workers

Colorado women in the aircraft and shipbuilding Industries

Office workers and other non-Industrial workers

"Food For Victory" : Colorado farms, ranches, and victory gardens

The Cadet Nurse Corps

The American Red Cross

The new 3R's : rationing, recycling, and recreation.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781646420339

1646420330

OCLC:

1156413338