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- "Women Urgently Wanted for the W.A.A.C Women's Army Auxiliary Corps," circa 1917 - Over 50,000 British women volunteered with the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) during the last two years of World War I. WAAC volunteers took on non-combat support roles at home and on the frontlines in France and Belgium. It was the first time that women were allowed in the British armed forces in an official capacity outside of nursing.
- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
"Women Urgently Wanted for the W.A.A.C Women's Army Auxiliary Corps," circa 1917
Over 50,000 British women volunteered with the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) during the last two years of World War I. WAAC volunteers took on non-combat support roles at home and on the frontlines in France and Belgium. It was the first time that women were allowed in the British armed forces in an official capacity outside of nursing.
- Woman Soldier with "Modern Molly Pitchers" Selling War Bonds and Stamps on National Molly Pitcher Tag Day, August 4, 1943 - This photo shows women dressed in patriotic costumes with a Women's Army Corps officer selling war bonds on Molly Pitcher Tag Day, August 4, 1943. "Molly Pitcher" was the symbolic name given to several women who served during the Revolutionary War. They carried water to the troops but were more well-known for fighting alongside other soldiers after their husbands had fallen in battle.
- August 04, 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Woman Soldier with "Modern Molly Pitchers" Selling War Bonds and Stamps on National Molly Pitcher Tag Day, August 4, 1943
This photo shows women dressed in patriotic costumes with a Women's Army Corps officer selling war bonds on Molly Pitcher Tag Day, August 4, 1943. "Molly Pitcher" was the symbolic name given to several women who served during the Revolutionary War. They carried water to the troops but were more well-known for fighting alongside other soldiers after their husbands had fallen in battle.