Project Description
Unwavering: The Wives Who Fought to Ensure No Man is Left Behind
Moving from the sidelines to the front lines of activism, a small group of military wives defies their government’s edict to leave diplomacy to the professionals, speaking up and speaking out to make the fate of America’s POWs and missing men a national priority. They accomplish this in the 1960s, an era when women could not sign a mortgage nor obtain a credit card.
The reader will be thrust into an unfolding drama as the wives first endure polite disinterest from their government. It captures their tentative beginnings, the obstacles they endured, and their everlasting impact. Meticulously researched, Unwavering is a spellbinding page-turner that recounts the twists and turns of tumultuous politics, including a war that was unfolding on television, antiwar protests, the 1968 landslide presidential election, the Watergate scandal, emerging opportunities for women, and the seismic socioeconomic upheaval taking place in America in the 1960s and 1970s. As they take matters into their own hands, the women succeed in persuading a U.S. president, Congress, the State Department, and the Pentagon to follow their lead. Simultaneously, they galvanize public support for their cause, creating a national obsession with our missing men. In doing so, they establish an enduring tenet of American policy to Leave No Man Behind.
