New Jersey Women in World War II

by Patricia Chappine

Overview

Real-life Rosie the Riveters worked the lines in New Jersey's factories, such as those of General Motors' Eastern Aircraft Division, while women on the vulnerable coast enforced blackout orders. Others sold war bonds, planted victory gardens and conserved materials for the war effort. Thousands more served as nurses and in branches of the armed forces like the Women's Army Corps and the U.S. Navy's Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. African American women fought a double war—one against the nation's enemies and another against discrimination. Historian Patricia Chappine explores the pivotal roles that New Jersey women played in World War II.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626198210
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/08/2015
Series:	Military
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Patricia Chappine is an adjunct professor at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and Atlantic Cape Community College. She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in Holocaust and genocide studies from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and is currently a PhD student in the history and culture program at Drew University. She is a member of the New Jersey Historical Society, Atlantic County Historical Society and Hammonton Historical Society.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 5

Introduction 7

1 On the Homefront in New Jersey 13

2 Joining the Fight: The Women's Army Corps 22

3 WAVES, SPAR and Marines 42

4 Flying Femmes: The Female Pilots of World War II 58

5 African American Women Join the War Effort 66

6 "Doughnut Dollies": American Red Cross Volunteers 72

7 The Army and Navy Nurse Corps 87

8 'Are You Doing All You Can?": Other Homefront Efforts 94

9 Calling All Women: The American Women's Voluntary Services 98

10 "Let's Keep 'Em Smiling": The United Service Organizations 107

11 Garden State Rosies: Women in the Defense Industry 117

Epilogue 129

Bibliography 131

Index 141

About the Author 144