Good girls, good food, good fun : the story of USO hostesses during World War II

Good girls, good food, good fun : the story of USO hostesses during World War II / Meghan K. Winchell.

Author/creator	Winchell, Meghan K.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2008.
Description	255 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	United Service Organizations (U.S.) Soldiers--Recreation --United States --History. World War, 1939-1945--War work --United States. World War, 1939-1945--Women --United States. Women--United States --Social conditions --20th century.

Series	Gender and American culture Gender & American culture. ^A228874
Contents	To make the boys feel at home : senior hostesses and gendered citizenship -- The loveliest girls in the nation -- Wartime socializing -- Nice girls didn't, period : junior hostesses and sexual service -- Courtship and competition in the USO dance hall.
General note	"A Caravan book"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-238) and index.
LCCN	2008017085
ISBN	9780807832370 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807832375 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	D 810.E8 W56 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold