Date of Defense
2-8-2002
Department
Gender and Women's Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Gwen Tarbox
Second Advisor
Dr. Gwen Raaberg
Third Advisor
Dr. Joseph Reish
Abstract
The girls' series fiction of the First World War is particularly adept at portraying both the service of women and their idealization, simultaneously encouraging young women to go out into the workforce in the name of patriotism and discouraging them from giving up their roles as the traditional caretakers of men.
Recommended Citation
Honey, Emily, "Girls in Motion: World War I as a Catalyst for Change in the Cultural and Fictive Landscape of American Girlhood" (2002). Honors Theses. 1327.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/1327
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Open Access