The Hello Girls
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War I, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Elizabeth Cobbs | ISBN: | 9780674978546 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | April 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Elizabeth Cobbs |
| ISBN: | 9780674978546 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | April 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
In 1918 the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France to help win World War I. Elizabeth Cobbs reveals the challenges these patriotic young women faced in a war zone where male soldiers resented, wooed, mocked, saluted, and ultimately celebrated them. Back on the home front, they fought the army for veterans’ benefits and medals, and won.
In 1918 the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France to help win World War I. Elizabeth Cobbs reveals the challenges these patriotic young women faced in a war zone where male soldiers resented, wooed, mocked, saluted, and ultimately celebrated them. Back on the home front, they fought the army for veterans’ benefits and medals, and won.
