@inbook{10.3138/9781442685659.8, ISBN = {9780802094216}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/9781442685659.8}, abstract = {In the spring of 1944, the staff of the National Selective Service Women’s Division (NSSWD) coined a new phrase to capture the mood on the home front: ‘war weariness.’ Living quarters were cramped, factory shifts were long, and rationing measures meant that even the simplest pleasures were often unattainable or, if available ‘under the counter,’ expensive. But ‘war weariness’ captured only part of the mood. After all, women across Canada had carried much of this burden and could take stock of their efforts with pride. Whether taking the lead in clothing collection drives, promoting recycling and conservation drives to stockpile}, bookauthor = {Jennifer A. Stephen}, booktitle = {Pick One Intelligent Girl: Employability, Domesticity and the Gendering of Canada's Welfare State, 1939-1947}, pages = {99--128}, publisher = {University of Toronto Press}, title = {Preparing for the Peace: The Demobilization of Women Workers}, year = {2007} }