On Wed., Feb 26, 12:30 p.m., (Morrill Hall, Room 125), student researcher Dallas White will present, "To Give It All For The War: The Women of Marion, Ohio and the World War Two Homefront., 1941-1945"

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:  This project examines the various ways women in Marion, Ohio sacrificed parts of their identity and lives while supporting the government call to support World War Two. Based on the archives of the Marion Women's Club and articles from the Marion Star newspaper, I explore how women sacrificed their sense of safety and their sense of comfort during the war years. I also explore how their traditional place in society as private homemaker was sacrificed and transformed as they were asked to take on more public leadership positions in war volunteer efforts. This study particularly focuses on the unpaid volunteer efforts performed by women in this era, instead of paid factory work, as women's public volunteerism and civic work during World War II has been understudied by historians of American women.