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Author McEuen, Melissa A., 1961-

Title Making war, making women : femininity and duty on the American home front, 1941-1945 / Melissa A. McEuen.

Publication Info. Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2011]
©2011

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.4097 MCEUEN    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.40973 M142M    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-261) and index.
Contents All-American masks : creaming and coloring the wartime face -- Tender hands and average legs : shaping disparate extremities -- Pleasant aromas and good scents : cleansing the body politic -- Proper attire and streamlined silhouettes : clothing the home front figure -- Sacrifice and agreeability : cultivating right minds.
Subject Women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
Femininity -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Advertising -- Cosmetics -- History -- 20th century.
Advertising -- Clothing and dress -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 9780820329048 hardcover alkaline paper
0820329045 hardcover alkaline paper
9780820329055 paperback alkaline paper
0820329053 paperback alkaline paper
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