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Women in WWII
(DVD)

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Published

Renton, WA : Topics Entertainment, 2013.

Format

DVD

Edition

Full screen presentation.

ISBN

9781618943811, 1618943812

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (approximately 170 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Status

Island Free - Main Floor New Additions
DVD 940.54 WOM
1 available

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Published

Renton, WA : Topics Entertainment, 2013.

Edition

Full screen presentation.

Language

English

ISBN

9781618943811, 1618943812

UPC

781735608197

Notes

General Note

Collective title from disc label and container.

General Note

Originally produced as documentary films in 1942-1945 and 1993.

General Note

"21926-00"--Disc label.

General Note

"96491-00"--Container.

Participants/Performers

Featuring Eleanor Roosevelt ; commentary by Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, James Cagney.

Description

"Whether it was by volunteering on the home front, serving in the military or working on production lines, women were definitely America's secret weapon during World War II. Before the Second World War, women were viewed mainly as wives and mothers. But during the war, that all changed. See how in Women of World War II, a special collection of 13 National Archives films, including one featuring Eleanor Roosevelt"--Container.

System Details

DVD.

Language

In English.

Copies

Location	Call Number	Status
Island Free - Main Floor New Additions	DVD 940.54 WOM	On Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects

Documentary films.
Historical films.
Nonfiction films.
Sex role -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Short films.
Women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women soldiers -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Women -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.

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Table of Contents

[1]. Women in defense : a defense report on film (1941 :10:34 minutes). Produced by the Office for Emergency Management-Film Unit ; commentary written by Eleanor Roosevelt ; narrated by Katharine Hepburn.

[2]. Woman power (1942 : 17:33 minutes). Produced by the U.S. Army Air Forces Motion Picture Branch and Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co.

[3]. Night shift (1942 : 9:05 minutes). British Ministry of Information.

[4]. Training women for war production (1942 : 8:34 minutes). A National Youth Administration film ; voice, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt].

[5]. Glamour girls of 1943 (1943 : 8:45 minutes). Produced by the Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures.

[6]. Women of steel (1943 : 9:52 minutes). A War Manpower Commission presentation photographed in the plants of the Republic Steel Corporation.

[7]. No exceptions (1943 : 9:14 minutes). Produced by 20th Century Fox Film Corporation for the U.S. Office of War Information ; based upon an original idea by Foster Fitz-Simmons, Mrs. Henry M. Morganthau, Jr, and Miss Harriet W. Elliott ; story by Philip Lewis ; narration by John Archer ; produced by Eugene R. O'Neil ; directed by Robert Webb.

[8]. We're in the Army now (1943 : 13:36 minutes). Special Projects Section, War Department ; produced by the Signal Corps ; Special Projects Section Motion Picture Production Branch Army Pictorial Service presents.

[9]. Battle stations (1943 : 9:57 minutes). United States Coast Guard presents ; spoken by Ginger Rogers and James Cagney ; music by Vernon Duke, played by Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Band ; produced by Office of Strategic Services.

[10]. It's your war, too (1944 : 9:10 minutes). Official film, War Department ; produced by The Signal Corps.

[11]. The hidden army (1944 : 16:35 minutes). Official war film, War Department ; produced by Army Pictorial Service.

[12]. The Army nurse (1945 : 16:05 minutes). Official war film, War Department ; produced by Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps.

[13]. Women in combat (1993 : 28:25 minutes). Air Force Television News Special edition ; producer, James Langdon ; director, Terri-Ann Armao.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Roosevelt, E., Hepburn, K., Rogers, G., Cagney, J., Archer, J., & Webb, R. (2013). Women in WWII (Full screen presentation.). Topics Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Eleanor Roosevelt et al.. 2013. Women in WWII. Topics Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Eleanor Roosevelt et al.. Women in WWII Topics Entertainment, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Roosevelt, Eleanor, et al. Women in WWII Full screen presentation., Topics Entertainment, 2013.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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