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100	1		_aMontgomerie, Deborah.
245	1	4	_aThe women's war : _bNew Zealand women 1939-45 / _cDeborah Montgomerie.
260			_aAuckland, N.Z. : _bAuckland University Press, _c2001.
300			_a203 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p.188-197) and index.
520			_aThis work argues that in spite of the dramatic wartime changes in women's lives World War II did not mark a radical shift in gender roles and after its end old patterns were soon restored. Wartime workers and their soldier sweethearts soon reappeared as home-making mums and bread-winning dads. This is an examination of the impact of war on the private and public lives of New Zealand women. It considers paid and unpaid work and the domestic roles of women as mothers, wives and lovers using examples from real lives. Deborah Montgomerie's main argument is that despite the changes, the war was essentially a conservative period, pointing out that understanding the continuities in gender relations is as important as cataloguing female firsts . Her book aims to challenge accepted wisdom and offer a fresh view of a period often viewed through the blurry lens of nostalgia and anecdote.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xWomen _zNew Zealand.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xWar work _zNew Zealand.
650		0	_aWomen _zNew Zealand _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xParticipation, Female.
650		0	_aWomen _zNew Zealand _xSocial conditions.
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