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For 60 years the Hello Girls fought for veterans status
The first U.S. female soldiers of World War I could be awarded with the Congressional Gold Medal for their distinguished service to the country and their impact on American history and culture. The Hello Girls [...]
‘The Hello Girls’ ― the story of the first U.S. women soldiers ― comes to Sonoma
Sonoma Arts Live brings ‘The Hello Girls’ musical to Sonoma, the story of the first U.S. female soldiers and their significant role in the ending of World War I. More than 100 years ago 223 [...]
Veterans History Project: Captain Allen M. Sumner, Jr., USMC in WWI
World War I Correspondence Collections in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project Unit: 5th Marine Regiment; 81st Company, 6th Machine Gun Battalion Branch of Service: Marine Corps Rank: Captain "I am resolved to do the best I [...]
Professor Emeritus Wins Award For Research On The Response To WWI-Era German Language Restrictions
During World War I, South Dakota joined other U.S. states by enacting measures that banned speaking the German language in public spaces. Istvan Gombocz, Ph.D., professor emeritus of German at the University of South Dakota, [...]
Pioneering D.C. Artist Inez Demonet Helped WWI Soldiers Put Their Lives Back Together
“By days she paints gruesome pictures of the insides of rats so newly dead their bodies still glow faintly with animal heat. By night she does exquisite etchings of a Chinese junk idling down the [...]
Sam Lucas’ Funeral and the Approaching War
Sam Lucas was a Black Civil War Veteran, and a popular star of stage and screen. Sam Lucas was born with family and ancestral ties to slavery. His funeral was a fascinating harbinger of World [...]
On the job for victory – Awards Given for the WWI Homefront Efforts
While the troops returning home from WWI would receive many military awards for their service by states and home towns, this is a story of the many war-time workers who, while not in the military, [...]
The Battle of Henry Johnson, When a single Black soldier killed 4 Germans, and wounded 20 more in WWI
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Henry Johnson He was 26 years old, 5-foot-4, weighed 130 pounds and came from Albany, New York. And on the night of May 15, 1918, Army Pvt. Henry Johnson, [...]
The History Behind America’s Iconic WWI ‘Uncle Sam, I Want You’ Recruitment Poster
The iconic phrase, “Uncle Sam, I Want You,” has become a part of American culture, symbolizing a call to duty and patriotism. This iconic image, featuring Uncle Sam pointing directly at the viewer, was first [...]