Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2014
Department
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Abstract
This paper explores the shifting presentations of gender in U.S. wartime propaganda aimed at the American public during World War II and the early Eisenhower Era. Through the images and texts produced during these times, a clear portrait of an idealized national portrayal of gender emerged, showing a more masculine overall image during WWII and a more feminine overall during the early 1950s. Gender roles were far less rigid in the war years than in the Cold War, as illustrated by the propaganda shown.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Badore, Angela A. '14, "Gender of a Nation: Propaganda in World War II and the Atomic Age" (2014). Student Publications. Paper 210.
http://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/210
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Comments
Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Senior Thesis