"We Are a College at War "weaves together the World War II experiences of students and faculty at Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois, to provide readers with a better understanding of the role American women and college students played during this defining period in U.S. history. Drawing on the
A Woman's War, Too: Women at Work During World War II
β Scribed by Virginia Wright-Peterson
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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