Class Year
2018
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Fall 2017
Department 1
History
Abstract
A large and active resistance movement developed in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation of the islands from 1942-1945. This paper discusses the memoirs of several women caught up in these movements, specifically Claire Phillips, Margaret Utinsky, Yay Panlilio, and Virginia Hansen Holmes. I argue that these women utilized their memoirs to secure places for themselves in history, using gendered and racialized language to define their experiences as incredible adventures. Their memoirs give significant insight into the civilian experience of the Japanese occupation and testify to the unique efforts made by women to support the American cause.
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
O'Donnell, Meghan E., ""Avenging Furies": The Memoirs of American Women in the Philippines during the Second World War" (2017). Student Publications. 581.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/581
Included in
Asian History Commons, Military History Commons, United States History Commons, Women's History Commons
Comments
Written for HIST 412: The U.S. and World War II.