Garrison, Dee
Professor of History and Women's Studies, Rutgers University (Emeritus)
Print publication date: 2006 (this edition)
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2007
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-518319-1
doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195183191.003.0005
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2007
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-518319-1
doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195183191.003.0005
THREE
Holding the Lid On, 1957–1960
This chapter discusses defense policies and peace movements from 1957 to 1960. Topics covered include Eisenhower's creation of the Gaither Committee to study the issues of civil defense, increasing public awareness of the possibility of human extinction, a revival of the American peace movement in 1957, and protest movements organized by women.
Keywords: Eisenhower, civil defense, women, Committee on Nuclear Information
Keywords: Eisenhower, civil defense, women, Committee on Nuclear Information
doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195183191.003.0005
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