Interweaving personal stories with historical photos and background, this lively account documents the history of the more than 40,000 women who served in relief and military duty during World War I. Through personal interviews and excerpts from diaries, letters, and memoirs, Lettie Gavin relates poignant stories of women's wartime experiences and provides a unique perspective on their progress in military service. American Women in World War I captures the spirit of these determined patriots and their times for every ...
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Interweaving personal stories with historical photos and background, this lively account documents the history of the more than 40,000 women who served in relief and military duty during World War I. Through personal interviews and excerpts from diaries, letters, and memoirs, Lettie Gavin relates poignant stories of women's wartime experiences and provides a unique perspective on their progress in military service. American Women in World War I captures the spirit of these determined patriots and their times for every reader.
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Fine Condition in Near Fine jacket. Dust Jacket is in near-fine condition, without tears or chips. Review copy w/ slip. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: World War I; Women & Feminism. ISBN: 087081432x. ISBN/EAN: 9780870814327. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 16726.
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Very good in Very good jacket. xi, [3], 295, [3] pages. Includes Acknowledgments, Introduction, Notes, and Map, as well as chapters on First Women of the Navy; Women Marines; The Army Nurse; The Hello Girls of the Army Signal Corps; Reconstruction Aides; Women of the YMCA; The Woman Physician in the Great War; Red Cross Volunteers; and The Salvation Army. Also contains Appendix A: Chemical Warfare and Shell Shock; Appendix B: For the Record; and an Index. Lettie Gavin is a retired award-winning writer and editor at the Seattle Post Intelligencer. American Women in World War I is her first book. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of women's role in the World War I war effort. Through personal interviews, and excerpts from diaries, letters, and memoirs, the author relates poignant stories of wartime experiences, and provides a unique perspective on the progress of women in military service. Devoting one chapter to each of the nine areas of service, the author interweaves poignant stories of wartime experiences, and provides a unique perspective on the progress of women in military service. Devoting one chapter to each of the nine areas of service, the author interweaves richly detailed personal stories with historical photos and background to create a lively account that captures the heart and spirit of the times. The author dedicated this work to the role of women in the army and preserving historical accuracy in dealing with this topic. "Gavin has assembled a comprehensive, awe-inspiring record of the indomitable spirit of women. Amidst shells, fire, chemical warfare, raw winter cold, and all the gruesome realities of war, women served 'over there' in ways which have been lost in representations of the Great War." Interweaving personal stories with historical photos and background, this lively account documents the history of the more than 40, 000 women who served in relief and military duty during World War I. Through personal interviews and excerpts from diaries, letters, and memoirs, Lettie Gavin relates poignant stories of women's wartime experiences and provides a unique perspective on their progress in military service. American Women in World War I captures the spirit of these determined patriots and their times for every reader and will be of special interest to military, women's, and social historians.
