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Good girls, good food, good fun : the story of USO hostesses during World War II

Title
Good girls, good food, good fun : the story of USO hostesses during World War II / Meghan K. Winchell.
Author
Winchell, Meghan K.
Publication
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008.

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Description
255 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Gender and American culture
Uniform Title
Gender & American culture.
Subjects
Note
  • "A Caravan book"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-238) and index.
Contents
To make the boys feel at home : senior hostesses and gendered citizenship -- The loveliest girls in the nation -- Wartime socializing -- Nice girls didn't, period : junior hostesses and sexual service -- Courtship and competition in the USO dance hall.
Call Number
JFE 09-818
ISBN
  • 9780807832370 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0807832375 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2008017085
OCLC
221141630
Author
Winchell, Meghan K.
Title
Good girls, good food, good fun : the story of USO hostesses during World War II / Meghan K. Winchell.
Imprint
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2008.
Series
Gender and American culture
Gender & American culture.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-238) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 09-818
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