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Rivets and Resolve
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Description
This book uncovers the real stories behind the faces that fueled the Arsenal of Democracy. Far from the polished propaganda and patriotic posters, these were women who sweated through twelve-hour shifts, balanced childcare with assembly lines, and forged bonds of friendship and solidarity under the roar of machinery. They came from every walk of life-housewives, farmers' daughters, immigrants, and sharecroppers-and together they transformed both industry and identity.
Through vivid storytelling and meticulous historical detail, this narrative brings to light the courage, exhaustion, and quiet pride that powered an entire nation. It explores how wartime necessity opened doors that had long been closed, how those doors were slammed shut again after victory, and how the echoes of that labor continue to shape modern conversations about equality, work, and recognition.
This is the untold human history of the women who built America's arsenal-and, in the process, helped build its future.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
220
Release Date:
2026-01-15
Publication Date:
2025-12-01
Publisher:
Lulu.com
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1105964248
ISBN13:
9781105964244
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Weight:
242 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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