Title

Cal Poly Women: Roles and Depictions during World War II

Author

Elena P. Sullivan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoFollow

Date

3-2016

Department

History Department

Class

History 303: Research and Writing Seminar in History

Advisor(s)

Andrew Morris

Abstract

When the United States entered World War II as an Allied Power in 1941, educational institutions across the nation felt the impact of the conflict abroad. The California State Polytechnic School President Julian McPhee declared that the university was dedicated to the “all-out war effort” and pledged that all administration, instructors, and students were ready to “exert whatever extra energy is needed to bring final and complete victory to America’s cause.” For Cal Poly, this meant the implementation (and exclusion) of several activities. McPhee, Julian, 1941 Annual Report, January 1, 1942, 36.

URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cphistory/23