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In the Service of their Homeland and Themselves: The U.S. Women's Club in Costa Rica 1945–1980.

This article examines the Women's Club of Costa Rica/Club de Mujeres de Costa Rica (WCCR), an English-speaking and U.S.-oriented civic organization in Costa Rica, from its establishment in 1940 through the 1970s. Based on oral histories with club members and the WCCR primary sources, the article con...

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Published in:Journal of Social History Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 412 - 439
Main Author: Shragai, Atalia
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Winter2018
Subjects:
Latin America
Women's organizations
Americans
Imperialism
Costa Rican history, 1948-1986
Twentieth century
Central America-United States relations
National interest
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