Title: Pushing the limits : American women, 1940-1961 /
Authors: May, Elaine Tyler.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Women United States History Juvenile literature.; Women History; United States Social conditions Juvenile literature.; United States Social conditions Juvenile literature.
Abstract: Discusses the role of women during World War II and in the postwar years of both expanding and contracting opportunities for them, as many sought their rightful place as full American citizens.
Contents: v. 1. The Tried and the True--v. 2. The Colonial Mosaic--v. 3. The Limits of Independence--v. 4. Breaking New Ground--v. 5. An Unfinished Battle--v. 6. Laborers for Liberty--v. 7. New Paths to Power--v. 8. From Ballots to Breadlines--v. 9. Pushing the Limits--v. 10. The Road to Equality.