Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 3
6. Part I Women in the Military
7. 1 The Army Nurse Corps 11
8. 2 The Navy Nurse Corps 32
9. 3 The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women’s Army Corps 46
10. 4 The Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) 66
11. 5 Women Airforce Service Pilots 85
12. 6 Women of the Coast Guard, the Merchant Marine Corps, and the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve 101
13. Part II Women and Defense Work
14. 7 WOW!—Women Ordnance Workers 123
15. 8 Colorado Women in the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries 145
16. 9 Office Workers and Other Non-Industrial Workers 163
17. 10 “Food for Victory” 180
18. Part III The Home Front
19. 11 The Cadet Nurse Corps 195
20. 12 The American Red Cross 206
21. 13 “We All Contributed” 220
22. Conclusion 239
23. List of Abbreviations 251
24. Notes 253
25. Sources 291
26. Index 303