"A Woman's Right to Charm and Beauty": Maintaining the Feminine Ideal in the Canadian Women's Army Corps

Authors

  • Tina Davidson

Keywords:

World War II, Canadian Women's Army Corps, Personal appearance, Femininity, Women's roles

Abstract

How a military engages with gender is most evident when it attempts to integrate women as soldiers into its armed forces. Focussing on the internal military media, this paper examines the Canadian Army's efforts during World War II to create a women's corps which exuded an image of femininity and respectability.

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Published

2001-10-01

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 (2001)

Section

Special Collection: Women and the Canadian Military

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