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“Mississippi is going to be hell this summer.” (Freedom Summer ’64, Part 1)
The organizers of the Mississippi Summer Project aimed to bring national attention to the violent suppression of African Americans’ civil rights in...
“I was awakened … by the low roar of guns.” (Hello Girls, Mini Episode)
When the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) arrived in France, they were faced with phone lines that had been battered by three years of war. There...
“We fed them what we had.” (Women’s Welfare Work in WWI, Part 3)
The fighting stopped on 11/11 at 11 a.m. But the needs continued. In the aftermath of World War I, among the rubble and ruin, American women continued...
“Don’t drop them pies!” (Women’s Welfare Work in WWI, Part 2)
When, on April 6, 1917, Congress voted for a declaration of war on Germany, American women had already been involved in the care and comfort of European...
“We washed the men and the floors.” (Women’s Welfare Work in WWI, Part 1)
Thousands of American women crossed the Atlantic Ocean to be of service to the soldiers and civilians suffering through World War I. Countless more...
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