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273 pages : 23 cm Lipstick Brigade tells the dynamic, inspiring--and until now, untold--story of Washington's World War II "Government Girls," recruited from every corner of the nation to staff the offices of America's central command post. Sometimes called white-collar Rosie the Riveters, this clerical corps over 100,000 strong became federal stenographers, typists, code breakers, analysts, and spies. Filled with firsthand accounts and extensive primary research, Lipstick Brigade brings World War II-era Washington to life. Despite its romanticized image, the nation's wartime capital was gritty, carnal, frustrating, and sometimes deadly. From Sister Carrie to Carrie Bradshaw, the adventures of young, single women working in the big city have captured the public's imagination. Lipstick Brigade explores the captivating, surprising, and often moving stories of how these real-life adventurers confronted the challenges of war and transformed the usually sedate capital into a rollicking boomtown Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index

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Author

Cynthia Gueli

Publisher

Washington, D.C.: Tahoga History Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780692374108

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, History, Humanities

Rating

3.67 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13