How an all-Black female WWII unit beat the odds stacked against them
The Six Triple Eight shares the story of an all-Black battalion of WACs that faced unimaginable challenges while serving overseas during WWII.
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Talented and Valiant Female Surgeon Who Joined Allied Forces in WWII and Broke Barriers Along the Way
Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...
I accidentally found out my mother's role in WWII. Now I'm honoring women like her. | Opinion
I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...
Publishers Weekly1d
Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis
Journalist Cope (Power Hungry) spins a thrilling saga of four young women of the Italian resistance. In interweaving vignettes, ...
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The story of the 6888th: Only all-Black female army unit deployed to Europe in WW2
Usually when we think of World War 2, images of allied forces storming the beaches of Normandy during the invasion of Europe ...
Education for peace: the effort to teach children how to rebuild societies after WWII
The second world war marked a turning point in the history of childhood. To train young people to build peace, authorities ...
The New Yorker4d
The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texas’s Death Row
Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...