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Forgotten veterans, invisible memorials : how American women commemorated the Great War, 1917-1945 /

Investigates the groundbreaking role American women played in commemorating those who served and sacrificed in World War I.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finkelstein, Allison S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2021]
Series:War, memory, and culture.
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 > Women > United States.
World War, 1914-1918 > Veterans > United States.
World War, 1914-1918 > Anniversaries, etc.
Memorialization > United States > History > 20th century.
Patriotic societies > United States > History > 20th century.
Voluntarism > United States > History > 20th century.
Women > Societies and clubs.
Collective memory > United States.
Description
Summary:Investigates the groundbreaking role American women played in commemorating those who served and sacrificed in World War I.
Physical Description:xiv, 265 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817321017
0817321012