A collection of twenty-five contemporary writings done by American women during World War II, discussing how women rose to the challenges of a world at war in the military, Red Cross and USO, and on the home front.

"The media mocked them. Male astronauts did not want them, and neither did then vice-president Lyndon Johnson. If they were to let women into the space program, blacks and other minorities would be next. Nearly 20 years before the U.S. officially admitted women into the astronaut program, 13 women, known as the Mercury 13, fought for the right to soar into space. This dramatic, large-size photo-essay covers their stories, along with the exciting...

Twenty-five years ago, the preview issue of a new magazine called Ms. hit new-stands across the country. It was the first national circulation magazine to come out of the women's movement, and even its title was a novelty to most. Nonetheless, the 300,000 copies that were supposed to last for several months flew off the stands in only ten days. In no time at all, Ms. would grow to a circulation of half a million and an estimated three million readers....

"This fully illustrated history tells the story of women's first "league of their own," the All-American Girl's Professional Baseball League (1943-1954), as told through the engaging voices of the people who knew it best: the players! Author Anika Orrock has collected a range of funny, charming, wince-worthy and heart-warming vignettes as told by the players themselves from their various experiences playing in the AAGBPL, from the very first tryouts...

Attempts to explain why Americans accepted and reverted back to traditional gender roles after the Second World War, in spite of evidence that women were capable of handling men's jobs and despite the desire of many women to keep their working role.