Women Remember the War, 1941-1945

Women Remember the War, 1941-1945 offers a brief introduction to the experiences of Wisconsin women in World War II through selections from oral history interviews in which women addressed issues concerning their wartime lives.

In this volume, more than 30 women describe how they balanced their more traditional roles in the home with new demands placed on them by the biggest global conflict in history. This book provides a rich mix of insights, incorporating the perspectives of workers in factories, in offices, and on farms as well as those of wives and mothers who found their work in the home. In addition, the volume contains accounts by women who served overseas in the military and the Red Cross. These accounts provide readers with a vivid picture of how women coped with the stresses created by their daily lives and by the additional burden of worrying about loved ones fighting overseas.

Wisconsin women describe their wartime lives, providing a vivid picture of how they coped with the stresses of life both in the military and on the homefront.

Michael E. Stevens is state historian at the Wisconsin Historical Society. He is editor of the series Voices of the Wisconsin Past,  which also includes Letters from the Front, Women Voices from Vietnam, and Remembering the Holocaust.