College women in the nuclear age : cultural literacy and female identity, 1940-1960

College women in the nuclear age : cultural literacy and female identity, 1940-1960 / Babette Faehmel.

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. College Women in the Nuclear Age takes a fresh look at these women, showing them actively searching f...

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Main Author:	Faehmel, Babette, 1970-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:	1900-1999 Women > Education (Higher) > United States > History > 20th century. Women college students > United States > History > 20th century. Sex differences in education > United States > History > 20th century. Feminism > United States > History > 20th century. EDUCATION > Higher. HISTORY > United States > 20th Century. Feminism Sex differences in education Women college students Women > Education (Higher) United States History
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