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So Your Husband's Gone to War
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"This witty, wise, and practical handbook is designed to aid the wartime wife in solving the perplexities of her strange, new, and husbandless world."
"This witty, wise, and practical handbook is designed to aid the wartime wife in solving the perplexities of her strange, new, and husbandless world."
223 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1942
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August 18, 2012
This book is a real period piece. Written by a woman whose husband has gone to war, this book is a survival guide for WWII-era wives left behind on the home front.
It covers topics as varied as working outside the home, home repair, dealing with pushy men, ration cards, nutrition, being (essentially) a single parent, and how to tell different military uniforms apart.
A lot of the advice is necessarily dated. There's a bunch of "keep yourself looking good for his sake" going on. But it's an interesting look into the beginnings of women's independence, and a fascinating window into the life of women in that era.
It covers topics as varied as working outside the home, home repair, dealing with pushy men, ration cards, nutrition, being (essentially) a single parent, and how to tell different military uniforms apart.
A lot of the advice is necessarily dated. There's a bunch of "keep yourself looking good for his sake" going on. But it's an interesting look into the beginnings of women's independence, and a fascinating window into the life of women in that era.
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