New Jersey Women in World War II
New Jersey Women in World War II by Patricia Chappine
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1626198217 | 144 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1626198217 | 144 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Real-life Rosie the Riveters worked the lines in New Jerseys factories, such as those of General Motors Eastern Aircraft Division, while women on the vulnerable coast enforced blackout orders. Others sold war bonds, planted victory gardens and conserved materials for the war effort. Thousands more served as nurses and in branches of the armed forces like the Womens Army Corps and the U.S. Navys Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. African American women fought a double warone against the nations enemies and another against discrimination. Historian Patricia Chappine explores the pivotal roles that New Jersey women played in World War II.