Our war too
Subtitle: American women against the Axis
By: Margaret Paton-Walsh.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lawrence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.; Women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.; Isolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Intervention (International law)
Description: "In the late 1930s, a number of American women - especially those allied with various peace and isolationist groups - protested against the nation's entry into World War II. While their story is fairly well known, Margaret Paton-Walsh reveals a far less familiar story of women who fervently felt that American intervention was absolutely necessary." "Paton-Walsh recounts how the United States became involved in the war, but does so through the eyes of American women who faced it as a necessary evil. Covering the period between 1935 and 1941, she examines how these women functioned as political actors - even though they were excluded from positions of power - through activism in women's organizations, informal women's networks, and even male-dominated lobbying groups."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-226) and index.
Based on the author's thesis: "Brave women and fair men" : women advocates of U.S. intervention in World War II, 1939-1941 (Ph. D.--University of Washington, 1996).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. "Does America Deserve a Miracle?"; title: 2. Imagining Neutrality; title: 3. Rethinking Neutrality; title: 4. Blitzkrieg; title: 5. Fifty Ships and a Third Term; title: 6. The Arsenal of Democracy; title: 7. The Battle of Production; title: 8. "Brave Women and Fair Men"; title: Appendix: Women's Organizations and Officers.