February 06, 2004
American domestic propaganda during World War II. Fascinating pamphlets including "Do You Want Your Wife to Work After the War?" and "Can the Germans Be Re-educated?" As the site says: "The American Historical Association produced the G.I. Roundtable Series to help win World War II. Or so they were led to believe. In fact the U.S. Army sought the pamphlets as part of a larger effort to prepare for the transition to the postwar world, and represent a novel effort at social control. "
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That's real nice, SideDish: cheers.
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i'm researching rosie the riveters, the yank women who worked stateside during the war. the effort to get them into the factories, then back home after the war so soldiers could reclaim the jobs, involved a heck of a lot of propaganda. it's amazing how much propaganda -- coming from all sides -- shaped our views of world war ii.
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Irony abounds: Australians manhandle their vowels; the English are poorly educated about the world beyond their shores; French are reluctant to fight Nazis.
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Yum. Rosie could kick Ann's skinny blonde ass.
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Have we established that Ann is, in fact, a human female?
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I want a Rosie! Or to be Rosie :)