HIST 2250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Norman Rockwell, Axis Powers, British Subject
30 Mar 2018
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Week 7 world war ii thursday, march 1: women were represented in population culture in a variety of roles from mothers, to workers, to fighters; they could be victims in danger. The allies their attitudes toward women: women in the allied countries were more fully integrated into extra domestic wartime activities than those in axis countries. The axis powers: axis powers less inclined for women to leave domestic spaces, until near war"s end. Wwi = 38 states/ 60-70 million soldiers/ four million sq. km/ billion direct costs / 10 million soldiers killed/ 20 million disabled vets/ 8 million soldier prisoners. August 1941 = british subject, of white race. : 21,000 members, when it was first started, one requirement was white race . Mary greyeyes (1920-2011) canadian war museum: wanted to join the canadian women"s army core, one of the centres got her to pose for a photo op.
