Sarah Sullivan
Melish, Tara. “A Young Girl Joins the Army.” 1995. Brown University. 18 April 2006. <http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/YoungGirl.html>
- Knew a refugee named Felix at high school who was beaten by Gestapo
- Went to work at Curtis Wright, the airplane factory
- Joined WACS in 1944
Kaufman, Ellie. “A Teenage volunteer, Too Young to Join the WACS.” 1995. Brown University. 18 April 2006. <http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/TeenageVolunteer.html>
- At the dinner table when she heard news of Pearl Harbor
- Wanted to be in the Army since she was a child
- Went to a lot of USO dances on Saturdays- volunteer
- “World War II. I think that probably it gave me more opportunities to do more. It's a terrible thing to say that a war does that, but I wonder if I would ever really have left Narragansett and done what I did, which was the best thing I ever did in my life.”
Millennium Awards. “The Lives of Children in Old Bradwell During WWII.” 2000. 18 April 2006. <http://clutch.open.ac.uk/schools/priory99/home.html>
- children’s entertainment was scarce- industries not focused on toy building
- played “hide and seek”, girls played with “cats cradle’s”, boys played football, tops,
- home-grown food since there was food rations
- honey was considered a great treat
Elliott, Harriet. “Price and Supply of the Home Front.” 1996. Survey Graphic. 18 April 2006. <http://newdeal.feri.org/survey/sg41394.htm>
- food demand increase- army need- food prices went up
- every increase in food items prices caused burden on low income consumer
- Price itself is meaningless without quality. Price controls cannot be administered unless a price applies to a specific quality
- Other items and budgets had a direct bearing
- “Greatly increased demand for food—growing out of increased consumer purchasing power, army needs, and shipments under the Lease-Lend program—have been pushing food prices up. Efforts to achieve parity prices for farmers have added to the upward trend. It is our policy, however, that these prices shall be held within bounds.”
Fagan, Dan. “Raising Six Children Alone.” 1995. Brown University. 18 April 2006.
<http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/SixChildren.htm>
- Husband in Pacifist serving his country
- Had to stretch food and rationing made a big affect of what children liked
- Children sometimes went bowling
- Discipline was major problem
- “Since Mary had six children, rationing was a very big part of their lives. There were tricks that were used to stretch food and the rationing itself affected what the children liked or didn't like.”
This picture shows children staying away from the “shadow” from buying war bonds
This is another war bond propaganda photo
Picture of canned food- many people canned their own food