Good girls, good food, good fun : the story of USO hostesses during World War II / by Meghan K. Winc...
Good girls, good food, good fun : the story of USO hostesses during World War II / by Meghan K. Winc...
Good girls, good food, good fun : the story of USO hostesses during World War II / by Meghan K. Winchell.
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Publisher
Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
N940.53082/5
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Language
English
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Physical content
255 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
To make the boys feel at home : senior hostesses and gendered citizenship -- The loveliest girls in the nation -- Wartime socializing -- Nice girls didn't, period : junior hostesses and sexual service -- Courtship and competition in the uso dance hall.
Publication information
Publisher
Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina Press ; London : Eurospan [distributor], 2008.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
2008.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"In this book, Meghan Winchell demonstrates that in addition to boosting soldier morale, the USO acted as an architect of the gender roles and sexual codes that shaped the "greatest generation."" "Combining archival research with extensive firsthand accounts from among the hundreds of thousands of female volunteers, Winchell shows how the organizat...
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Good girls, good food, good fun : the story of USO hostesses during World War II / by Meghan K. Winchell.
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Notes
General note
Gender and American culture.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N940.53082/5
Record Identifier
74VM0pOkPAMM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM0pOkPAMM
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ISBN
9780807832370 (hbk.)
0807832375 (hbk.)
DDC
940.53082
MMS ID
991001635699702626
