women

Describes the role of women in the Vietnam War, and the struggle to gain approval from the government to build a memorial to honor them.

Contains a look at what it was like for women during World War II, in simple text with illustrations, describing wartime rationing, marriage, working conditions, and more.

Traces the roots of the Gulf wars and the role women played in the military, as correspondents, as medics, and on the homefront.

Examines the role of women during World War II, discussing their activities on the war front and at home, single-handedly running households, working as riveters, shipworkers, in vehicle maintenance, as nurses, spies, journalists, and active members of the military.

Features the stories of twenty women who served in Vietnam as nurses, decoders, secretaries, cartographers, clerks, air traffic controllers, and "Kool-Aid Kids.".

An illustrated history of the challenges faced by women in the U.S. on the home front and in the war zone during WWII as pilots, shipbuilders, flight nurses, military recruits, OSS agents, and in other roles as they kept the nation running, salvaged resources, and more.

Nurses, WACs, USO and Red Cross workers, entertainers, and civilian volunteers tell of their experiences.

Describes the work of women war correspondents who covered all theaters of World War II from its beginnings in the 1930s to the surrender of Germany and Japan in 1945.

Examines the controversies surrounding women's participation in the United States military, presenting arguements both for and against allowing them to serve in the armed forces.

Examines the role of women in World War II, discussing volunteer activities in the Allied nations, jobs filled by women in the labor force, Land Girls, women in the military, and efforts to keep homes and families thriving.