by Anita Talsma Gaul
The book is a product of a three-phase research project conducted by Dr. Gaul after receiving grant money through a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant. The information gathered by a historian conducting primary source research on the history of women’s activities in southwestern Minnesota during World War I will broaden and deepen the understanding of the Great War and the events connected to it. By focusing on the contributions of women in a particular geographical location, a piece is added to the larger historical puzzle of what was happening in the region, the state, and the nation during the conflict. It will also make a significant historical contribution by focusing on the activities of the female chapter of the Woodstock Home Guard, which has received little attention due to the overall ignorance of its existence. The project also uncovered new information about job opportunities for women during WW1, when women in southwest MN took jobs such as lumberyard employees and railroad workers. The book is part of the Rural & Regional Essay Series published by the Society of Local & Regional History in 2018.
The Women of Southwest Minnesota and the Great War
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The Rural & Regional Essay Series
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by Anita Talsma Gaul
The book is a product of a three-phase research project conducted by Dr. Gaul after receiving grant money through a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant. The information gathered by a historian conducting primary source research on the history of women’s activities in southwestern Minnesota during World War I will broaden and deepen the understanding of the Great War and the events connected to it. By focusing on the contributions of women in a particular geographical location, a piece is added to the larger historical puzzle of what was happening in the region, the state, and the nation during the conflict. It will also make a significant historical contribution by focusing on the activities of the female chapter of the Woodstock Home Guard, which has received little attention due to the overall ignorance of its existence. The project also uncovered new information about job opportunities for women during WW1, when women in southwest MN took jobs such as lumberyard employees and railroad workers. The book is part of the Rural & Regional Essay Series published by the Society of Local & Regional History in 2018.
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