History Day - Military & Events

Digitized items.
The Council of Defense coordinated war activities in Connecticut during World War I. Its various committees dealt with several areas of concern, such as food supply, fuel conservation, transportation, military and naval affairs, public health, and publicity. Of particular note are the activities of the Women's Department which focused on Americanization, child welfare, and home economy.

Video. March presentation provided an overview of Women & War from the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame along with the personal experiences told first hand from Major Regina Rush-Kittle, CWHF 2017 Heroic Women Inductee.

digital Exhibit from CCSU

Veterans History Project (VHP)

Veterans History Project description: "The four major wars in which American women served after World War II can be split into two pairs. Korea and Vietnam were conflicts fought in Asian countries divided by the politics of the Cold War. The Persian Gulf War and the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq were fought in the Middle East and grew out of tensions over aggression in that region and, in the latter instance, the 9/11 attacks. For women, the first two wars signaled few advances in their roles in military service, but in the two recent wars, the areas of women’s participation expanded immensely, with potentially more dire consequences."

Focus on current day, but links to resources that include history

From the US Army's Women in the Army site

Library of Congress (LOC): Sections: Therese Bonney ; Toni Frissell ; Marvin Breckinridge Patterson ; Clare Boothe Luce ; Janet Flanner ; Esther Bubley ; Dorothea Lange ; May Craig

Site: "The U.S. Army Women’s Museum also serves as an educational institution, providing military history training to Soldiers, veterans, and the civilian community. A variety of programs are offered at the Museum for visitors of all ages. We have active oral history, internship, and volunteer programs."

National Park Service (NPS): "Private Cathay Williams was the only woman to serve in the US Army as a Buffalo Soldier"

National Park Service (NPS): "The man known as Franklin Flint Thompson to his fellow soldiers was really a woman - Sarah Emma Edmonds - one of the few females known to have served during the Civil War."

From NPR

Site: "The Military Women’s Memorial honors and tells the stories of women, past and present, who serve our nation. "
From Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Site: "The Woman's Collection at Texas Woman's University is the official archive of the Women Military Aviators."
According to librarian at TWU, not everything is available to the public or online.

Library of Congress selected bibliography for Women's History Month

Indiana State Library

From Christopher Newport University. The Connecticut State Library (CSL) may have federal documents listed, but CSL will not have access to the same subscription databases on this guide.

From University of North Dakota Libraries

Library of Congress (LOC) research guide for Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
CT State Library's newspaper collection may also include articles on this topic.

San José State University Library research guide.

Minnesota Historical Society Library research guide.

Library of Congress (LOC) research guide for Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.

Archived page in WayBack Machine
Article in All Hands online 17 March 2017 By Elizabeth M. Collins, Defense Media Activity

Interview with Jim Theres

By YN1 Silvia Raya and YN2 Waltesia Crudup

Archived in WayBack Machine - longer article

By Nathaniel Patch. Prologue Magazine, Fall 2006, Vol. 38, No. 3

By Lara Vogt, from National World War I Museum and Memorial

Library of Congress (LOC) post on Rosalind P. Walter (née Palmer) (1924-2020) - also known as Rosie the Riveter.

Library of Congress: "The Prints & Photographs Division holds hundreds of Images relating to American women workers in World War II. The list below offers a selection, as well as information on locating additional images"

Library of Congress (LOC) research guide: "The female icon of World War II, "Rosie the Riveter" depicted women workers during World War II. This research guide serves as an introduction to primary and secondary resources on this subject both at the Library of Congress and on the Web."

Article By Army Public Affairs, March 19, 2021.

Article by by Army Resilience Directorate, August 2, 2021

Archived in WayBack Machine. Post By Laurie King, The Mariners’ Museum and Park, Posted on June 28, 2021

Archived in WayBack Machine. Post By Laurie King, The Mariners’ Museum and Park, Posted onJune 9, 2021