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1	Women and the Great Western Railway, with specific reference to Swindon Works Matheson, Rosa Marie January 2002 (has links) No description available. 331 War work
2	From overalls to aprons? The paid and unpaid labour of southern Alberta women, 1939-1959 Bingley, Lindsey, University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science January 2006 (has links) Canada's declaration of war in 1939 resulted in the creation of a "total war" economy that necessitated the absorption of all available men, and led to the wide scale recruitment of women into the military and labour force. The end of the war resulted in government and media encouragement to return to the home, but despite this emphasis on home and family, many women developed a two-phase work history. In this thesis, I use the oral history of sixteen Southern Alberta women to analyze the effect of World War II on Southern Alberta women's work and family choices, focusing specifically on the years between 1939 and 1959. I argue that, although the war did not significantly change the status of women in the paid workforce, it did affect the geographic mobility of women and the perception of their own work, both paid and unpaid. / vi, 181 leaves ; 29 cm. Dissertations, Academic World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Alberta
3	An Educational Program to Fit the Needs of Elementary School Children During War Times Spain, Dorothy Wimbish 08 1900 (has links) The problem of this study is: (1) to determine the dominant democratic values which are important to the child; (2) to recognize disturbing elements in the lives of children today which threaten these values, including those eventualities for which the children must be prepared in the light of the experiences of other countries; (3) to discover ways in which some teachers have sought to meet changing conditions; and (4) to combine these findings into a workable program. children schools world conditions Democracy and education. Children and war -- United States.
4	Women, War, and Work: British Women in Industry 1914 to 1919 Kimball, Toshla (Toshla Rene) 08 1900 (has links) This thesis examines the entry of women, during World War I, into industrial employment that men had previously dominated. It attempts to determine if women's wartime activities significantly changed the roles women played in industry and society. Major sources consulted include microfilm of the British Cabinet Minutes and British Cabinet Papers; Parliamentary Debates; memoirs of contemporaries like David Lloyd George, Beatrice Webb, Sylvia Pankhurst, and Monica Cosens; and contemporary newspapers. The examination begins with the early debates concerning the pressing need for labor in war industries, women's recruitment into industry, women's work and plans, the government's arrangements for demobilization, and women's roles in postwar industry. The thesis concludes that women were treated as a transient commodity by the government and the trade unions. women in the war world war I women's wartime activities Great Britain history
5	Redefining masculinity : the image of civilian men in American home front documentaries, 1942-1945 Schnoor, Andrea January 1999 (has links) Redefining Masculinity presents an analysis of the American government's portrayal of civilian men in World War II documentary films. The majority of the films, which serve as a primary source for this study, were created by the Office of War Information (OWI) as a means of stimulating home front support for the war. The government's portrayal of civilian men advocated a significant modification of gender roles. According to the OWI, men understood the politics of war, were aware of the national context of sacrifices, and were able to carry the government's message into American households and defense plants. As a result of their war consciousness, civilian men in government documentary films partially claimed the traditional domestic realm of women and redefined American gender roles as interactive and overlapping. The intersecting gender spheres in OWI films exemplify that men experienced manhood not in isolation from women. This propagandized image of civilian men during the Second World War supports the claims of scholars who criticize the ideology of "separate spheres" to describe socially constructed domains of the male and female gender. In contrast, the thesis findings show that the social, political, and economic definitions of male and female roles can be altered, extended, or adjusted when economically, politically, and culturally expedient. / Department of History Men -- United States -- Identity. Masculinity -- United States -- History. Men in motion pictures. World War, 1939-1945 -- War work.
6	The War in the Classroom: The Work of the Educational Section of the Indiana State Council of Defense during World War I Schuster, Casey Elizabeth January 2012 (has links) Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, many Americans quickly rallied to support the nation. Among the numerous committees, organizations, and individuals that became active in the mobilization process were the forty-eight state councils of defense. Encouraged to form by President Wilson and his administration in the days and weeks following U.S entry in the war, the state councils grew as offshoots of the Council of National Defense and assisted in bringing every section of the country into a single scheme of work. Everyone was expected to do their part in WWI, whether they were fighting overseas or helping on the home front. The state councils, broken down into various sections and county, township, and high-school level councils, made sure that this was the case by reaching down into local communities and encouraging individuals to become involved in the war effort. Their work represented the embodiment of a “total war” philosophy and, yet, studies on these organizations are surprisingly scarce, giving readers an inadequate understanding of the American home front during the conflict. This thesis therefore places the focus directly on the state councils and examines the work they undertook to make the United States ready for, and most effective in wartime service. In particular, it explores the efforts of the Educational Section of the Indiana State Council of Defense. By concentrating on this one section, readers may gain a better understanding of the lengths that the state councils went to in order to put every person – teachers and students included – on a wartime footing. World War I State Councils of Defense Mobilization Home front Indiana Education Voluntarism Patriotism Students Teachers Schools World War, 1914-1918 Indiana. State Council of Defense Indiana. State Board of Education Civil defense -- Indiana World War, 1914-1918 -- War work Patriotism -- United States Patriotism -- Indiana Administrative agencies -- Indiana Youth -- Political activity -- Indiana Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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