Crossed Currents: Navy Women from WWI to Tailhook
Washington, DC: Brassey's (US) [A Maxwell Macmillan Company], 1993. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xx, 321 p. References. Index. Foreword by Capt. Edward L. Beach, USN (Ret.). From 1917, when Yeoman Loretta Perfectus Walsh became the first US servicewoman who was not a nurse, to the infamous Tailhook scandal of today, women have struggled for acceptance within the US Navy. Ebbert and Hall have written a comprehensive and inspiring history that suggests Tailhook was a scandal to be expected. Condition: Good in good dust jacket. Highlighting/underlining. Highlighting and underlining noted.
Keywords: Feminism, Gender Studies, Tailhook, Sexual Harassment, Yeoman (F), Loretta Walsh, Mildred McAfee, Joy Bright Hancock, WAVES, Volunteer Emergency Service, Women's Reserve, Robin Quigley, Social Change
ISBN: 9780028810225
[Book #60212]
Price: $25.00