TY - GEN T1 - The second line of defense : American women and World War I A1 - Dumenil, Lynn, 1950- LA - English PP - Chapel Hill PB - The University of North Carolina Press YR - 2017 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn972091981 AB - "In tracing the rise of the modern idea of the American "new woman," Lynn Dumenil examines World War I's surprising impact on women and, in turn, women's impact on the war. Telling the stories of a diverse group of women, including African Americans, dissidents, pacifists, reformers, and industrial workers, Dumenil analyzes both the roadblocks and opportunities they faced. She richly explores the ways in which women helped the United States mobilize for the largest military endeavor in the nation's history. Dumenil shows how women activists staked their claim to loyal citizenship by framing their war work as homefront volunteers, overseas nurses, factory laborers, and support personnel as "the second line of defense." But in assessing the impact of these contributions on traditional gender roles, Dumenil finds that portrayals of these new modern women did not always match with real and enduring change. Extensively researched and drawing upon popular culture sources as well as archival material, The Second Line of Defense offers a comprehensive study of American women and war and frames them in the broader context of the social, cultural, and political history of the era."--Amazon.com OP - 340 CN - D639.W7 D86 2017eb SN - 9781469631226 SN - 1469631229 SN - 9781469631233 SN - 1469631237 SN - 9781469631219 SN - 1469631210 KW - World War, 1914-1918 : Women : United States. KW - World War, 1914-1918 : Social aspects : United States. KW - Women : United States : Social conditions : 20th century. KW - Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 : Femmes : États-Unis. KW - Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 : Aspect social : États-Unis. KW - Femmes : États-Unis : Conditions sociales : 20e siècle. KW - HISTORY : Europe : Western. KW - Social aspects KW - Women KW - Women : Social conditions KW - United States KW - Frau KW - Weltkrieg : 1914-1918 KW - USA KW - 1900-1999 ER -