Women warrant officers made up a small portion of the Women’s Army Corps but were trailblazers who created opportunities for women in the US Armed Forces for decades to come.
Wilma Betty Gray's WAC journey began when she boarded a train, destination unknown. Her assignment was Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for the Manhattan Project.
Käthe Leichter (1895-1942) was a champion for working-class women in the Austrian labor movement.
Despite their contributions during the war, the end of the conflict brought uncertain years for women in military service.
Learn more about female espionage during World War II as part of The National WWII Museum’s free education webinar series.
Join us for our premier adult educational event bringing together the best and brightest scholars, authors, historians, and witnesses to history from around the globe to discuss the war that changed the world.
Join us in conversation with author and historian David Nasaw, PhD, whose new book reexamines postwar America and explores the challenges veterans faced as they struggled to rebuild their lives.