The Second World War is often seen as a period of emancipation, because of the influx of women into paid work, and because the state took steps to relieve women

Collection of primary source documents, which include photographs, official reports, editorials, executive orders, radio broadcast scripts, letters and oral his

Using a very wide range of detailed sources, the book surveys the many different experiences of women during the Second World War.

In tracing the rise of the modern idea of the American "new woman," Lynn Dumenil examines World War I's surprising impact on women and, in turn, women's impact