Dear unknown friend : the remarkable correspondence between American and Soviet women

Author/Creator:: Peri, Alexis, author
Publication/Creation:: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2024
Format:: Book

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Full Title:: Dear unknown friend : the remarkable correspondence between American and Soviet women / Alexis Peri

Related/Included Titles:: Dear Sister-Ally --
I Come in Peace! --
What Do You Do for Work? --
How Are You Raising Your Children? --
You May Not Hear from Me Again --
Closing The Heart Is the Main Source of Our Actions.
Variant Titles:: Remarkable correspondence between American and Soviet women

Subjects:: Women--Soviet Union--Correspondence--History
Women--United States--Correspondence--History--20th century
Pen pals--Soviet Union--History
Pen pals--United States--History--20th century
Female friendship--Political aspects--Soviet Union--History
Female friendship--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century
Cold War
Friendships
Women's friendships
Soviet Union--Relations--United States
United States--Relations--Soviet Union

Table of Contents:: Dear Sister-Ally -- I Come in Peace! -- What Do You Do for Work? -- How Are You Raising Your Children? -- You May Not Hear from Me Again -- Closing The Heart Is the Main Source of Our Actions.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:: "Dear Unknown Friend relates the story of US and Soviet pen pals amid the early Cold War. The correspondents, all of them women, approached each other with curiosity and an eye toward coexistence. Their letters -- initially tolerated by censors on both sides -- revealed the humanity of the enemy and inspired the women to reexamine their own societies."--
Language:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm