Date of Award
Fall 12-2017
Degree Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
School
Humanities
Committee Chair
Deanne Stephens
Committee Chair Department
History
Committee Member 2
Rebecca Tuuri
Committee Member 2 Department
History
Committee Member 3
Matthew Casey
Committee Member 3 Department
History
Abstract
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.
Copyright
2017, Carol A. Strohmetz
Recommended Citation
Strohmetz, Carol A., "Women In Wartime Shipyards: Operating A Drill Press Was Like Using An Egg Beater" (2017). Master's Theses. 334.
https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/334