The Hello Girls America's First Women Soldiers |
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| Author:
| Cobbs, Elizabeth |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-97147-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2017 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1918 the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France to help win World War I. Elizabeth Cobbs reveals the challenges these patriotic young women faced in a war zone where male soldiers resented, wooed, mocked, saluted, and ultimately celebrated them. Back on the home front, they fought the army for veterans' benefits and medals, and won.
In 1918 the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France to help win World War I. Elizabeth Cobbs reveals the challenges these patriotic young women faced in a war zone where male soldiers resented, wooed, mocked, saluted, and ultimately celebrated them. Back on the home front, they fought the army for veterans' benefits and medals, and won.