MAKING UP FOR WAR: SEXUALITY AND CITIZENSHIP IN WARTIME CULTURE.

WORLD War II; WOMEN in war; WOMEN in literature; GENDER role in literature

Explores the literary representation of sexuality and citizenship of women during the World War II in the United States. Contributions of women in cultural refigurations; Link of the images of glamorous women with exhortations about patriotic duty; Metaphoric use of makeup that complements women rights; Status of women in the public sphere.