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Listen to the full audiobook free with a 30-day trial at http://hotaudiobook.com/free/283869 Title: Second Line of Defense : American Women and World War I Author: Lynn Dumenil Narrator: Susan Hanfield Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs 49 mins Language: English Release date: 2017-02-13 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: In tracing the rise of the modern idea of the American new woman, Lynn Dumenil examines World War I's surprising impact on women and, in turn, women's impact on the war. Telling the stories of a diverse group of women, including African Americans, dissidents, pacifists, reformers, and industrial workers, Dumenil analyzes both the roadblocks and opportunities they faced. She richly explores the ways in which women helped the United States mobilize for the largest military endeavor in the nation's history. Dumenil shows how women activists staked their claim to loyal citizenship by framing their war work as home-front volunteers, overseas nurses, fact