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Acknowledgments I am grateful for the support of numerous colleagues and institutions in assisting me with the completion of this book. The Academic Affairs Office at Nebraska Wesleyan University and the Ameritas Foundation provided vital financial assistance in the final stages of publication. The Southwest Oral History Association awarded a grant that helped me conduct oral interviews with women and men in the Phoenix area. A grant from the University of Arizona Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute and fellowships from the University of Arizona Graduate College and History Department allowed me to complete archival research in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Boston. I thank those men and women who took the time to recall their wartime experiences in oral interviews and questionnaires. Their memories added a key component to my research and writing. I also thank Jeff Bridgers at the Library of Congress, John Shepherd at the American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives of the Catholic University of America, Leslie Perrin Wilson at the Concord Free Public Library, Ellen Shea and Sarah Hutcheon at the Schlesinger Library, Thomas Hollowak at the University of Baltimore’s Langsdale Library, Kelly Clegg at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Susan Mitchem at the Salvation Army Archives and Research Center, and the archivists at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland , for assistance in locating and navigating various collections. Archivists at the Rockefeller Archive Center, the McCain Library and Archives at the University of Southern Mississippi, and the State of Alabama Department of Archives and History also provide me with invaluable assistance. Colleen Griffin, Tania Woolcock, and Tanya and Bill Marks supplied lodging and friendship during various research trips. Joe McCartin and Diane Reis opened their home to my family and me so we could spend extra time together as I conducted research. Karen Anderson, Sarah Deutsch, and Beth Bailey offered crucial advice and insight throughout the research and writing process. Each of these superb scholars taught me how to examine sources and shape my writing in the most ★ 240 ★ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS effective way possible. I am grateful for their time and expertise. I am also grateful to Joe McCartin for introducing me to women’s history early in my college career, and to Maureen Fitzgerald for teaching me how to think critically about gender and power. I had the good fortune to attend the University of Arizona, where members of a rich and supportive graduate community offered moral support and insightful critiques of my work. Laura Shelton, Jodie Kreider, Cherstin Lyon, Mike Rembis, Jerry Pierce, H. Michael Gelfand, Lydia Otero, Sharon Bailey-Glasco, Michael Crawford, Denise Bates, Maritza de la Trinidad, Michelle Berry, and Clark Pomerleau have each read and commented on aspects of this book. I appreciate their insights. I thank Jodie Kreider, Cherstin Lyon, and Laura Shelton for their guidance and friendship. Reviewers for the University of North Carolina Press provided suggestions and advice that greatly improved this manuscript. I thank them for the time and care they took in critiquing my work. The editing staff at UNC Press has been a pleasure to work with. I thank Chuck Grench for his patience and strong interest in this project. Nebraska Wesleyan University has provided a productive environment in which to teach and conduct research. I thank John Montag, Janet Lu, and Irma Sarata at NWU’s Cochrane-Woods Library for tracking down muchneeded sources and information. The History Department funded students to assist in the preparation of the manuscript. Jennifer Nance, Ross Bergt, Blake Simpson, and Evan Knight added to this project at various stages. I owe a debt of gratitude to Melissa Friedler for transcribing hours of interviews, compiling demographic data, and preparing electronic images for publication . She has been a smart and gifted research assistant. This book has also benefited from Derek Carson’s careful editing skills and commitment to detail . I am grateful for his patience and integrity. As department chair, Elaine Kruse has been a generous mentor and friend. My colleagues in the History Department, Staci Bell, Kevin Bower, Sandra Mathews, Ron Naugle, and Jim Hewitt, have always showed enthusiasm for my research. Patrick HaydenRoy ’s good humor and steady advice kept me grounded as I finished the manuscript. He and Rick Cypert read several versions of this work. I thank them for their critiques. I would like to thank my parents, Brenda Winchell and Wayne Winchell, for their encouragement and love. Finally, I am grateful to my husband, Guy Davenport; our son...

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