Some women in World War 2 volunteered to serve as military nurses. Other women in WW2 joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) branch of the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Coast Guard featured SPARs, an all-female unit, and the ...
Famous WW2 Quote "You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word. It is victory. Victory at all costs. Victory in spite of all terrors. Victory, however long and hard the road may be, for without victory there is no survival." ...
in WW2 in Britain and China, many began to see that should the United States enter the war, the demand for pilots would increase dramatically. Independently, female pilots Jackie Cochran and Nancy Harkness Love submitted proposals to the USAAF, arguing that placing female pilots in non-combat ro...
I was wondering if you could tell me about some women in ww2. There were Russian women who fought in the army. It was said that the Germans were so afraid of them that they killed themselves rather then becoming a pow. Do you have any information on these women? Lyn's Answer: Soviet...
The Maharaj was a part of the Imperial War Cabinet and knew well the Polish government in exile who were working from London. So he not only welcomed the refugees but also arranged for special accommodation, schools, medical facilities and opportunities for rest and recuperation at Balachadi, ne...
Please could you share what you found about British women working as nannies and cooks pre-WW2? That will be interesting to learn more about, and may spark responses from other readers. Regards, David Hi David, many thanks for… Permalink ...
After WW2, with the onset of the Cold War, by virtue of an Anglo-Australian Joint Venture, Australia became a centre for scientific research into rockets and long-range weapons (including Britain's atomic warheads) testing. By the mid 1950s a new outback town - Woomera had been created ...
The first-ever menstrual cup appeared in 1937, thanks to another actress Leona Chalmers. It was made of latex rubber, which became inconvenient during WW2 due to rubber shortage which meant the company was forced to stop production. Back to timeline We never forget our firsts! Walt Disney ...
In 1940 she wrote a verse novel called The White Cliffs, about an American girl in London who marries an Englishman who later dies in WWI, leaving her alone with her son, and the eventual worry that her son will follow in his father’s footsteps and die in WW2. The poem ends with th...
(1899-1971) as its first Director. In World War I she had been one of the first group of women to wear khaki; joining the Women's Volunteer Reserve, formed in 1914 to set more men free for front line service. She had served in the ranks before becoming an officer, and was known ...