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Women in American Life 1942-1955: War Work, Housework and Growing Discontent

• 1988 ----- b & w ----- 15 min ----- vhs
• Subjects covered: World War II again thrusts women into many new roles; the war changes public attitudes toward Asian Americans; the post-war era spawns a re-emergence of the domestic idea, but the number of married women in the labor force continues to rise; the Black civil rights movement is born.
• Topics: (American Ethnic Studies, History: American, Women Studies)

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