02874nam 2200637 a 450 991078135410332120230725051843.01-280-69761-X97866136745790-8093-8591-0(CKB)2550000000035131(EBL)1354648(OCoLC)856870460(SSID)ssj0000526499(PQKBManifestationID)11347334(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526499(PQKBWorkID)10520723(PQKB)11398730(MiAaPQ)EBC1354648(OCoLC)730519999(MdBmJHUP)muse3497(Au-PeEL)EBL1354648(CaPaEBR)ebr10469368(CaONFJC)MIL367457(EXLCZ)99255000000003513120091123d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWe are a college at war[electronic resource] women working for victory in World War II /Mary Weaks-Baxter, Christine Bruun, and Catherine ForslundCarbondale [Ill.] Southern Illinois University Pressc20101 online resource (260 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8093-2992-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: The Jane Addams legacy -- War looms -- A crisis of opportunity -- Rescue stories -- Home-front activism -- Women wanted -- Romances of war -- Twentieth-century feminism and new roles for women. We Are a College at War weaves together the World War II experiences of students and faculty at Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois, to provide readers with a better understanding of the role American women and college students played during this defining period in U.S. history. Drawing on the Rockford community's letters, speeches, and campus newspaper archives, the authors demonstrate how women claimed the right to be everywhere-in factories and other traditionally male workplaces, and even on the front lines-and link their efforts to the rise of feminism and the fight for women's rightsWorld War, 1939-1945War workSchoolsWorld War, 1939-1945WomenIllinoisWomen college studentsIllinoisHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945War workSchools.World War, 1939-1945WomenWomen college studentsHistory940.53/77331082Weaks-Baxter Mary1528045Bruun Christine1943-1528046Forslund Catherine1955-1528047MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781354103321We are a college at war3771451UNINA00909nas 2200361 c 450 99620848190331620240308151640.0(CKB)1000000000527348(DE-599)ZDB2407182-1(OCoLC)472699414(DE-101)987346504(EXLCZ)99100000000052734820080129b19191923 |y |itaur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrier˜Laœ rondaletteraria mensileRomaLa Poligrafica Nazionale1919-1923RomaBodoni1919-1920Online-RessourceZeitschriftgnd-content8408508600001DE-1019999JOURNAL996208481903316Ronda98791UNISA