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Clipped wings the rise and fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II

Title
Clipped wings [electronic resource] : the rise and fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II / Molly Merryman.
Author
Merryman, Molly.
Publication
New York : New York University Press, c1998.

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Description
1 online resource (xi, 239 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Clipped wings (Online)
Alternative Title
Clipped wings (Online)
Subject
  • Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female
  • Women air pilots > United States > History
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-226) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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.
LCCN
97021217
OCLC
ssj0000123801
Author
Merryman, Molly.
Title
Clipped wings [electronic resource] : the rise and fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II / Molly Merryman.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, c1998.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-226) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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