A Soldier in Skirts
- 2009
- 10m
They were the daughters of suffragists, the mothers of feminists. One hundred thousand soldiers. One hundred thousand women. This is the story of one of them. In May of 1942, Congress approv... Read allThey were the daughters of suffragists, the mothers of feminists. One hundred thousand soldiers. One hundred thousand women. This is the story of one of them. In May of 1942, Congress approved a bill establishing the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps or WAAC. Women flocked from all ov... Read allThey were the daughters of suffragists, the mothers of feminists. One hundred thousand soldiers. One hundred thousand women. This is the story of one of them. In May of 1942, Congress approved a bill establishing the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps or WAAC. Women flocked from all over the country to sign up. For some it was a chance to support their country. For others i... Read all