| Description |
203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : Wartime Change and the Gender Order -- Ch. 1. Women at War -- Ch. 2. Volunteers -- Ch. 3. Working for Victory -- Ch. 4. Manpowering Women -- Ch. 5. Womanpower - Women's Responses to Industrial Conscription -- Ch. 6. Mothers of the Nation -- Ch. 7. Wives and Lovers -- Ch. 8. Rehabilitating the Gender Order |
| Summary |
"'This War Is A Personal Affair Between Me and Hitler' proclaimed the posters. 'Morale Is A Woman's Business', 'Join Up', 'Business Is Not As Usual', ran the ads. And New Zealand women responded in droves, volunteering for patriotic organisations, going out to work and joining the armed forces, all the while managing to keep homes and families going. Yet, in spite of the dramatic wartime changes in women's lives the Second World War did not mark a radical shift in gender roles and after its end old patterns were soon restored. Wartime workers and their soldier sweethearts soon reappeared as home-making mums and bread-winning dads." |
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"This book explains the ambiguities of wartime changes in the private and public lives of New Zealand women. It considers women as mothers, wives and lovers, as well as workers, using many examples from real lives. Deborah Montgomerie's main argument is that despite the changes, the war was essentially a conservative period, pointing out that understanding the continuities in gender relations is as important as cataloguing female 'firsts'. Her book stylishly challenges accepted wisdom and offers a clear, fresh view of a period often viewed through the blurry lens of nostalgia and anecdote."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Women -- New Zealand -- History -- 20th century.
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Women -- New Zealand -- Social conditions.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- New Zealand.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- New Zealand.
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| LC no. |
2001369929 |
| ISBN |
1869402448 |
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