Making the Best of It : Women and Girls of Canada and Newfoundland during the Second World War Paperback / softback
Edited by Sarah Glassford, Amy J. Shaw
Part of the Studies in Canadian Military History series
Paperback / softback
Description
Many women who lived through the Second World War believed it heralded new status and opportunities, but scholars have argued that very little changed.
How can these interpretations be reconciled? Making the Best of It examines the ways in which gender and other identities intersected to shape the experiences of female Canadians and Newfoundlanders during the war.
The contributors to this thoughtful collection consider mainstream and minority populations, girls and women, and different parts of Canada and Newfoundland.
They reassess topics such as women in the military and in munitions factories, and tackle entirely new subjects such as wartime girlhood in Quebec. Collectively, these essays broaden the scope of what we know about the changes the war wrought in the lives of Canadian women and girls, and address wider debates about memory, historiography, and feminism.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:310 pages, 20 b&w photo, 1 chart
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:31/08/2020
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- ISBN:9780774862783
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:310 pages, 20 b&w photo, 1 chart
- Publisher:University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date:31/08/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9780774862783
