Women Who Came To The Front Case Study
Compare and Contrast: Women Who Came to the Front
Esther Reich
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Esthereich@aol.com
HIST-410N 60452: Contemporary History
Fall B, 2014
The library of Congress Exhibition on Woman, has eight stories of courageous woman “who came to the front” during World War II, and shared their experiences. After reading about all eight woman I have chosen to do my compare and contrast case study on three woman who used photography to tell their stories. These three women, Toni Frissell, Therese Bonney, and Esther Bubley were able to connect with millions of people through the images that they documented. Utilizing their use of photography, they enabled others to not only read their story, but to truly experience it through visual documentation. They differ, however, in the types of photographs they took.
Toni Frissell (1907-1988), was part of a cadre of women who left fashion photography and women’s journals to cover the war at the front, sending back some of the more personal and touching images we remember. Toni Frissell volunteered her photography …show more content…
She preferred to focus on average Americans not just on military and political events overseas. Her photography showcased civilians around the nation’s capital working with the military to achieve the common goal of winning the war and supporting the troops. Bubley was recruited into the Office of War Information and was sent on a cross country bus trip. It was during this time that she produced hundreds of images of a nation transitioning from the Great Depression to a time of war (Library of Congress, n.d.).
Toni Frissell, Therese Bonney, and Esther Bubley all used their love of photography to capture many different great images during World War II. It is through these images, that we are able to get a glimpse of the tragedy, courage, and heroism that took place during that
Esther Reich
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Esthereich@aol.com
HIST-410N 60452: Contemporary History
Fall B, 2014
The library of Congress Exhibition on Woman, has eight stories of courageous woman “who came to the front” during World War II, and shared their experiences. After reading about all eight woman I have chosen to do my compare and contrast case study on three woman who used photography to tell their stories. These three women, Toni Frissell, Therese Bonney, and Esther Bubley were able to connect with millions of people through the images that they documented. Utilizing their use of photography, they enabled others to not only read their story, but to truly experience it through visual documentation. They differ, however, in the types of photographs they took.
Toni Frissell (1907-1988), was part of a cadre of women who left fashion photography and women’s journals to cover the war at the front, sending back some of the more personal and touching images we remember. Toni Frissell volunteered her photography …show more content…
She preferred to focus on average Americans not just on military and political events overseas. Her photography showcased civilians around the nation’s capital working with the military to achieve the common goal of winning the war and supporting the troops. Bubley was recruited into the Office of War Information and was sent on a cross country bus trip. It was during this time that she produced hundreds of images of a nation transitioning from the Great Depression to a time of war (Library of Congress, n.d.).
Toni Frissell, Therese Bonney, and Esther Bubley all used their love of photography to capture many different great images during World War II. It is through these images, that we are able to get a glimpse of the tragedy, courage, and heroism that took place during that