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ERIC Number: EJ485622
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
"What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?" An Oral History of Rhode Island Women during World War II.
Wood, Linda P.
Social Education, v58 n2 p92-93 Feb 1994
Contends that oral history is a unique way to learn about past events and experiences. Describes an oral history project that resulted in the publication of 26 stories of Rhode Island women during World War II. Discusses the stories and their impact on the students who conducted the oral history interviews. (CFR)
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Higher Education, Historiography, History Instruction, Interviews, Military Personnel, Military Service, Oral History, Racial Bias, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Social Change, Social History, Social Science Research, Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, United States History, War, Womens History, World War II
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Military History; Rhode Island; Rhode Island Committee for the Humanities