The Women's War
Subtitle: New Zealand Women 1939-45
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Published: August 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781869402440
Subjects: Australasian & Pacific history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Women's studies; Participation, Female; History: World; History; History - Military / War; World War, 1939-1945; New Zealand; Social conditions; Military - World War II; Australia & New Zealand - General; Women's Studies - General; Women
Description: "Explains the ambiguities of wartime changes in the public and private lives of New Zealand women. It considers women as mothers, wives and lovers, as well as workers, using many examples from real lives. The author's main argument is that despite the changes, the war was essentially a conservative period, pointing out that understanding the continuities in gender changes is as important as cataloguing female 'firsts' ... challenges accepted wisdom and offers a fresh view"--Cover.