From Coveralls to Zoot Suits The Lives of Mexican American Women on the World War II Home Front |
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Author:
| Escobedo, Elizabeth R. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4696-2209-5 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2015 |
Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $61.99AUD $43.00 |
Book Description:
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During World War II, unprecedented employment avenues opened up for women and minorities at the same time that population shifts and the war challenged Americans to rethink notions of race. At this extraordinary historical moment, Mexican American women found new means to exercise control over their lives. Elizabeth R. Escobedo explores how these young women used wartime conditions to serve the US in its time of need and to pursue their own desires.
During World War II, unprecedented employment avenues opened up for women and minorities at the same time that population shifts and the war challenged Americans to rethink notions of race. At this extraordinary historical moment, Mexican American women found new means to exercise control over their lives. Elizabeth R. Escobedo explores how these young women used wartime conditions to serve the US in its time of need and to pursue their own desires.