Good Girls, Good Food, Good Fun The Story of USO Hostesses During World War II

Name: Good Girls, Good Food, Good Fun The Story of USO Hostesses During World War II
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ISBN: 9780807832370

ISBN-10: 0807832375

ISBN-13: 9780807832370

Edition: 2008

Authors: Meghan K. Winchell

List price: $42.00

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Throughout World War II, when Saturday nights came around, servicemen and hostesses happily forgot the war for a little while as they danced together in USO clubs, which served as havens of stability in a time of social, moral, and geographic upheaval. Meghan Winchell demonstrates that in addition to boosting soldier morale, the USO acted as an architect of the gender roles and sexual codes that shaped the "greatest generation." Combining archival research with extensive firsthand accounts from among the hundreds of thousands of female USO volunteers, Winchell shows how the organization both reflected and shaped 1940s American society at large. The USO had hoped that respectable feminine…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 12/7/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 0.10" wide x 0.10" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 0.198
Language: English



Introduction



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


Conclusion



Interview/Questionnaire Template


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index