Author:

Merryman, Molly  Search this

Subject:

Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)  Search this

Physical description:

xi, 239 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

United States

Date:

1998

C1998

Contents:

The development of the Women Airforce Service Pilots : from guarded experiment to valuable support role -- Becoming soldiers : tracing WASP expansion and plans for militarization -- From praise to rancor : media opinion changes as men return from battle -- No allies for the WASPs : Congress responds to male public interest groups -- They'll be home for christmas : the WASP program disbands -- On a different battlefield : the WASP fight for militarization after the war -- Recognizing the gendered warrior : history and theory intersect with the fate of the WASPs -- Coda

Topic:

World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female  Search this

Women air pilots--History  Search this

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_531382