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V INTRODUCTION1 A note on sources5 Historiography10 Gender roles during the Second World War10 A little-told story17 Morale matters19 CHAPTER 1: Creating the American Red Cross Clubmobile Service24 Military morale services during World War II25 A brief history of clubmobiles27 A day in the life of a clubmobiler31 “[N]o teacher can ever tell you”33 “Leaves were necessary from time to time, just to keep going”39 CHAPTER 2: A “forward element in the war against Germany”: Clubmobilers on the front lines43 “[M]ore freedom than many soldiers”44 “We were only strafed”51 “‘If you are lucky, you’ll be captured’”58 “[P]eaceful things crumble and disappear”61 CHAPTER 3: A “nerve racking business”: The emotional challenges of clubmobiling69 “We are veterans”71 A “gift from heaven”74 “[A]mateur psychologists”76 “[E]verybody’s girl friend”79 “‘Dear donut-girl’”81 “[S]mile, if it kills you”86 “That’s what I came for”90 CHAPTER 4: Sisterhood: Coping with war95 Official concern (or lack thereof) with Red Cross morale96 Family98 “I wish I could like them”107 “The friends you come to treasure”112 “We should never have been split up [...] in the first place”119 CHAPTER 5: “[W]e’ve grown beyond their understanding”: Homecoming and beyond126 “‘Should I really go’”126

"After all, who takes care of the Red Cross's morale?": The Experiences of American Red Cross Clubmobile Women during World War II