By Rachel Kim A rebel, a “Camp Fire Girl”, and a career woman – ...
Editor's note: This essay is excerpted from the book "Black Women in WWII: Greatness Under Fire." Segregation, which was the prevailing policy of the military and much of America in 1941, ...
Julia Schmid Barnes was killed in a tragic plane crash in 1945 in what was termed the largest single loss of female nurses ...
DANVILLE, Calif. — At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical supplies and ...
DANVILLE — At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs full of medical supplies and treated ...