Women in Tennessee History: A Bibliography
World War II
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Books and Articles

Alexander, Virginia W., and Ashton, Margaret D., eds. Maury County Remembers World War II. 2 vols. Columbia, Tenn.: Maury County Historical Society, 1991.

Arendale, Marirose, and Frances Bishop. "Chattanooga Schools Go to War: 1941-1945." Tennessee Historical Quarterly 48 (Spring 1989): 46-53.

Fagan, Michele. "Time of Empowerment and Transition: Memphis Nurses During World War II." Tennessee Historical Quarterly 53 (Fall 1994): 180-93.

Gordon, Susan L. "Home Front Tennessee: The World War II Experience." Tennessee Historical Quarterly 51 (Spring 1992): 3-18.

Howard, Patricia Brake. "Knoxville's Rosies: The Impact of World War II on Women Production Workers of Knoxville, Tennessee." Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Tennessee, 1988.

------. "Tennessee in War and Peace: The Impact of World War II on State Economic Trends." Tennessee Historical Quarterly 51 (Spring 1992): 51-65.

Toplovich, Ann. "The Tennessean's War: Life on the Home Front." Tennessee Historical Quarterly 51 (Spring 1992): 19-50.


Manuscripts/SpecialCollections

World War II Naval Personnel Biographical Data Collection. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
Online description: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/techsvs/manud/91-218.htm.
Includes information about WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services).




Women in Tennessee History: A Bibliography

Ken Middleton kmiddlet@frank.mtsu.edu
Todd Library, Middle Tennessee State University