From coveralls to zoot suits : the lives of Mexican American women on the World War II home front / Elizabeth R. Escobedo.

Author/creator Escobedo, Elizabeth Rachel
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2013.
Descriptionxv, 229 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Mexican American women--California. --Los Angeles. --Social conditions. --20th century.
Mexican American women--Employment. --California. --Los Angeles. --History.
World War, 1939-1945--Women. --California. --Los Angeles.
World War, 1939-1945--War work. --California. --Los Angeles.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects. --California. --Los Angeles.

Contents The Pachuca panic -- Americanos todos : Mexican Women and the wartime state and media -- Reenvisioning Rosie : Mexican Women and wartime defense work -- Respectable rebellions : Mexican women and the world of wartime leisure -- Rights and postwar life.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012028591
ISBN9781469602059 (hbk.)
ISBN1469602059 (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F869 .L89 M5156 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold