Not their mother's daughter: American civilian women's role in the Vietnam War

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Title Not their mother's daughter: American civilian women's role in the Vietnam War
Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Humanities
Department History
Author Sedgwick, Desiree'
Date 2014-08
Description American women who came of age in the 1960s grew up during the era of Cold War and containment. During this time, Americans turned to the family for a sense of security against communism. The belief was that if the home were secure, the nation would remain secure from communism, and the only way the home would remain secure was if women fulfilled their role as mother and wife. Women featured in this paper who volunteered to serve in Vietnam were not entirely opposed to the domestic role, they simply wanted to delay it and experience the world, an opportunity their mothers did not have. Women who went to Vietnam were proud to take on the domestic role for the American soldier, to bring him a sense of home in order to help ease the burden and stress that they experienced in the field. While this would be one of the hardest times of their lives, it was also one of the most rewarding. While the roles they would play were usually domestic in nature, the skills and life lessons learned in Vietnam enabled these women to become strong and independent.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject American civilain women; Civilian women; Vietnam war; Women
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name Master of Arts
Language eng
Rights Management Copyright © Desiree' Sedgwick 2014
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
Format Extent 215,338 bytes
Identifier etd3/id/3163
ARK ark:/87278/s68d34g6
Setname ir_etd
ID 196729
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68d34g6
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