'Patriotic Femininity': Women's Morals and Men's Morale During the Second World War
Title | 'Patriotic Femininity': Women's Morals and Men's Morale During the Second World War |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1998 |
Authors | Goodman, Phil |
Journal | Gender & History |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 278-294 |
Date Published | 07/1998 |
Abstract | The Second World War was a period which witnessed struggles for the definitions of appropriate ‘patriotic’ feminine identities and behaviours as much as it placed demands on men and their masculinities. The disruption to normality led to a heightened sense of heterosexuality. There were contests for the definition of femininity, contests which contradicted the centrality of discourses constructing domesticity and passivity. The way history has been constructed the heroic myths of the Second World War are male, thus there is a need for other kinds of critical knowledge to provide an understanding of women's lives and another, feminine, kind of heroism. [Author] |
URL | https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0424.00100 |
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