Women In Wartime Shipyards: Operating A Drill Press Was Like Using An Egg Beater

<p>This research examines the duality of the roles of American women during World War II. The research draws upon oral histories, newspaper accounts and advertisements, music and films of the time, letters and family scrapbooks, and primary and secondary sources. Most prior research focuses on either women in the workforce or women in the home. This research synthesizes all aspects of the lives of women as they navigated the hostile terrain of the male workforce and continued to perform the duties assigned to them by society. This research highlights the multiple roles that women successfully executed as they cared for their families and their country.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Strohmetz, Carol A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Deanne Stephens
• Rebecca Tuuri
• Matthew Casey

• Women
• Shipyards
• World War II
• Welders
• Wartime Housing
• Homefront
• Women's History

Repository record dc:identifier

https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/334

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-1356