New Jersey Women in World War II

New Jersey Women in World War II
ISBN-10
1626198217
ISBN-13
9781626198210
Category
History
Pages
143
Language
English
Published
2015
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Author
Patricia Chappine

Description

Real-life Rosie the Riveters worked the lines in New Jersey's factories, such as those of General Motors' Eastern Aircraft Division, while women on the vulnerable coast enforced blackout orders. Others sold war bonds, planted victory gardens and conserved materials for the war effort. Thousands more served as nurses and in branches of the armed forces like the Women's Army Corps and the U.S. Navy's Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. African American women fought a double war--one against the nation's enemies and another against discrimination. Historian Patricia Chappine explores the pivotal roles that New Jersey women played in World War II.

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