Reconsidering the World War II rationing programs in the 21st Century Aug. 23

WOLFEBORO —  Professor Marion Dorsey to give lecture on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at the Wright Museum. This is the 14th program of the Wright Museum’s 2022 Ron Goodgame and Donna Canney Education Series.

In a century in which we are told to spend money to support the economy and the country, and when many rely upon Amazon Prime or Instacart for rapid delivery of necessities and luxuries, how should we understand the World War II rationing programs — especially their challenges and successes — for staples such as food, gas, rubber? How do we explain public acceptance of the shortages of cars and chocolate bars as companies shifted production to manufacture war goods and meet soldiers’ needs? Most of all, how did the government programs, tools of persuasion, and pressures from coercion convince Americans to fight the World War II in their daily life and even in their homes? 

Doors open at 6 p.m., the program begins at 7 p.m. at the Wright Museum’s DuQuoin Education Center, 77 Center Street. Reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made online at www.wrightmuseum.org/lecture-series or by calling 603-569-1212.

For more information about the 2022 Lecture Series, or museum, visit wrightmuseum.org.