- Title:
- Women Inside the Canadian Military, 1938-1966
- Creator:
- Hogenbirk, Sarah
- Date Created:
- 2017
- Degree Awarded:
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Subjects:
- Canadian History Military Women's Studies
- Geographical Focus:
- Canada
- Supporting Materials:
- n/a
- Description:
- This dissertation inserts servicewomen into military history and women's and gender history by analyzing how women voiced their place in the Canadian military between 1938 and 1966. It studies how women negotiated the conditions of their service during the Second World War, resisted demobilization in 1946, and shaped the terms on which women entered the forces permanently in 1966. Drawing on official texts, unofficial histories, and personal scrapbooks, the thesis identifies the voices of women who pursued military careers and makes three arguments. First, women have actively negotiated with defence officials for a place in the armed services in war and peace. Second, servicewomen have adopted a perspective that went beyond the war in their plans for future service and their reflections on past service. Third, servicewomen crafted their legacies and pushed for recognition of female military expertise. The thesis moves beyond Ruth Roach Pierson's pioneering work on women in the Second World War to consider women's long-term identifications with the forces.
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Hogenbirk, Sarah. 2017. "Women Inside the Canadian Military, 1938-1966", Department of History, Carleton University
- Link to this page:
- https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_40.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.