Author: Colman, Penny
Paperback; Illustrations
120 pages
Published: March 1998
Random House USA Inc
ISBN: 0517885670

Now in paperback is the award-winning account of how 18 million women, many of whom had never before held a job, entered the work force in 1942-45 to help the United States fight World War II. Their unprecedented participation changed the course of history for women, and America, forever. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. An ALA Notable Book. A 'School Library Journal' Best Book of the Year. Photos. 128 pp. Ages 10 and up. Pub: 2/98.An account, based on interviews and other sources, of the women who replaced men in defense plants, factories, and offices and on farms during the Second World War.