Babette Faehmel

College Women In The Nuclear Age

Cultural Literacy and Female Identity, 1940-1960

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In the popular imagination, American women during the time between the end of World War II and the 1960s - the era of the so-called 'feminine mystique' - were ultraconservative and passive. This takes a fresh look at these women, showing them actively searching for their place in the world while engaging with the larger intellectual and political movements of the times.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9780813554242
• ISBN-10: 0813554241
• Artikelnr.: 37185205

Autorenporträt

BABETTE FAEHMEL is an assistant professor in the Liberal Arts Division at Schenectady County Community College, where she teaches U.S. and women’s history.  

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Campus Life in Times of Crisis: "Greasy Grinds," "Coeds," and the Limits
of Diversity
2. "But Dad!": Campus Life and Critical Thinking
3. Not Part of the Crowd: Career-Oriented College Women Write about Their
Goals, Identity, and Significant Others
4. Individualism and Sexuality: Why Not to Conform
5. College Women and the Clash of Mystiques
Conclusion
Student Diaries and Letters Consulted
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index