Double victory how African American women broke race and gender barriers to help win World War II / Cheryl Mullenbach.

Author/creator Mullenbach, Cheryl author.
Other author Olson, Sarah, book designer.
Other author Chicago Review Press, publisher.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationChicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2013]
Copyright Date©2013
Description266 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 23 cm.
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945--African Americans.
World War, 1939-1945--Women. --United States.
African American women--History. --20th century.
African American women--Employment. --History. --20th century.
African American women--Civil rights. --History. --20th century.
African Americans--Employment.
African Americans--Civil rights.
United States--Race relations. --History. --20th century.

Portion of title How African American women broke race and gender barriers to help win World War II
SeriesWomen of action
Women of action (Chicago, Ill.) ^A1192407
Contents War workers : "Negroes cannot be accepted" -- Political activists : "I am not a party girl, I want to build a movement" -- In the military : "will all the colored girls move over on this side" -- Volunteers : "back the attack" -- Entertainers : "we don't take your kind".
Abstract An account of the lesser-known contributions of African-American women during World War II reveals how they helped lay the foundations for the Civil Rights Movement by challenging racial and gender barriers at home and abroad.
General note"Interior design: Sarah Olson"--Title page verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references, pages 239-253, and index.
LCCN 2012021343
ISBN9781569768082 (hardcover)
ISBN1569768080 (hardcover)
Stock number1350758 QBI