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Guide to the Women in the War Report, 1944

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Collection Summary

Repository: Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries
Creator: Fairchild, Mildred,1894 -
Creator: Shyne, Ann W.
Creator: Anthony, Susan Brownell, 1916-
Title: Women in the War Report
Dates: 1944
Quantity: 0.2 cubic feet (1 box holding approximatley 600 pages)
Abstract: Report of the research findings of Fairchild, Shyne, and Anthony on the effects of World War I on the role and status of women in the public and domestic spheres. The full title of the report is Women in the War: The Work of Women in the War and the American Household After the War.
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Administrative History

The research was completed under the auspices of the Carola Woerishoffer Graduate Department of Social Economy and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College. The writers consulted a number of governmental agencies for statistics. Those agencies are listed in the acknowledgements.

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Scope and Content Note

Typescript report of the research findings of Fairchild, Shyne, and Anthony on the effects of World War I on the role and status of women in the public and domestic spheres.The full title of the report is Women in the War: The Work of Women in the War and the American Household After the War.

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Access

This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library without any additional restrictions.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.

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Subject Headings

Subjects:

  • Women--Employment--United States
  • World War, 1914-1918--Women--United States
  • World War, 1914-1918--Economic aspects--United States
  • World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States

VCL Categories

  • War and War Crimes
  • Women's History
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Encoding Information

Encoded by Laura Streett, December 2009.

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Preferred Citation

Women in War Report, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.

Processing Information

Processed by Laura Streett, December 2009.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Ann W. Sharpe, August 1986.

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Abstract

Report of the research findings of Fairchild, Shyne, and Anthony on the effects of World War I on the role and status of women in the public and domestic spheres. The full title of the report is .

Finding Aid Date
Dates: 1944
Collection Title
Women in the War Report