From coveralls to zoot suits : the lives of Mexican American women on the World War II home front

From coveralls to zoot suits : the lives of Mexican American women on the World War II home front / Elizabeth R. Escobedo.

Author/creator	Escobedo, Elizabeth Rachel
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2013.
Description	xv, 229 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Mexican American women--California --Los Angeles --Social conditions --20th century. Mexican American women--Employment --California --Los Angeles --History. World War, 1939-1945--Women --California --Los Angeles. World War, 1939-1945--War work --California --Los Angeles. World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects --California --Los Angeles.

Contents	The Pachuca panic -- Americanos todos : Mexican Women and the wartime state and media -- Reenvisioning Rosie : Mexican Women and wartime defense work -- Respectable rebellions : Mexican women and the world of wartime leisure -- Rights and postwar life.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012028591
ISBN	9781469602059 (hbk.)
ISBN	1469602059 (hbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F869 .L89 M5156 2013	✔ Available	Place Hold