Traditional histories of war have typically explored masculine narratives of military and political action, leaving private, domestic life relatively unstudied.
Our Mothers' War is a stunning and unprecedented portrait of women during World War II, a war that forever transformed the way women participate in American soc
"A sad and beautiful book, shining a light on quiet heroism in dark times.” –Lucy Adlington, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwi
There are few moments in history when the division between the sexes seems as "natural" as during wartime: men go off to the "war front," while women stay behin
List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1: The Context of the World War II Mothers' Movement 2: Elizabeth Dilling and the Genesis of a Movement 3: The Fif