Dorothy Whiteford primarily documents her time in the WAVES during World War II. She goes into detail about her job working at a defense plant and then her time in the Navy WAVES working on the flight line at the Naval Air Station in Ottumwa, Iowa. She also talks about the things she did in her free time, on and off the base while in Ottumwa. Whiteford discusses how woman were viewed during World War II, how the men on base treated her, and how women’s mindset changed after the war ended. She also touches on her mother’s medical history who was sick from cancer and survived. Whiteford also talks on other issues like women in combat and patriotism.