From Coveralls to Zoot Suits: The Lives of Mexican American Women on the World War II Home Front
Elizabeth R. Escobedo explores the lives of Mexican American women on the World War II home front. Focusing on women’s experiences amid wartime change, the book offers a historical study of gender, ethnicity, labor, identity, and community in twentieth-century America.
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From Coveralls to Zoot Suits examines the lives of Mexican American women during World War II.
The book focuses on the U.S. home front, a period marked by wartime labor, social change, and shifting expectations.
By centering Mexican American women, it contributes to historical understanding of gender, ethnicity, work, and community during the war years.
Elizabeth R. Escobedo presents a focused study of this important aspect of twentieth-century American history.
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