The Women's War

"Explains the ambiguities of wartime changes in the public and private lives of New Zealand women. It considers women as mothers, wives and lovers, as well as workers, using many examples from real lives. The author's main argument is that despite the changes, the war was essentially a conservative period, pointing out that understanding the continuities in gender changes is as important as cataloguing female 'firsts' ... challenges accepted wisdom and offers a fresh view"--Cover.