Life changed for women after World War II, particularly in career opportunities. More women went to work and many moved into male-dominated roles.
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WAR DECLARED: See 31 consecutive front page headlines from DC from those tumultuous weeks leading to the outbreak of hostilities in WWI back in 1914.
Perhaps nothing represents the community-minded patriotism of the US Home Front in World War II better than the scrap drive.
In this excerpt from her book If This Is a Woman, British author Sarah Helm unearths the story of Ravensbrück, a camp run by the Nazis that was largely forgotten after the war.
WAR DECLARED: See 31 consecutive front page headlines from DC from those tumultuous weeks leading to the outbreak of hostilities in WWI back in 1914.
A new publication by the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland combines photographs taken in the death camp during World War II alongside pictures of the same location today.
WAR DECLARED: See 31 consecutive front page headlines from DC from those tumultuous weeks leading to the outbreak of hostilities in WWI back in 1914.
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Grainy black and white footage from in 1944 shows seven bare-footed women outside a brick house said to be a military-run brothel in Songshan, China, as it was liberated from Japan.
On 2 October 1940, Ludwig Fischer, Governor of the Warsaw District in the occupied General Government of Poland, signed the order to officia...
Eileen Nearne had hardly any visitors to her Torquay home over the past two decades before she was found dead after suffering a heart attack at the age of 89.
Q 71311. A photograph of the propaganda poster entitled "Red Cross or Iron Cross" by David Wilson and WFB. The poster depicts a German nurse pouring a glass of water onto the ground in front of a wounded British soldier lying on a stretcher
Women played vital roles in the Revolution, serving as soldiers, raising morale, and even spying on the enemy.
Harriet Tubman was a legend in her own time, escaping from slavery and returning to rescue dozens of other slaves as a “conductor” of the Underground Railroad. In April 2016,…
Gather round for some stories of excellent women from recent and ancient history who lived all over the world.
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This stubborn empress led her native Ethiopia to do the unthinkable - defeat one of the major European powers in war.
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A group of female US pilots walk across the tarmac with their equipment, June 13, 1942. They are part of group of female US pilots who ferry warplanes from factories and US bases to the front.
Kicking Hitler's ass with class.
The women of World War II were stone-cold warriors. Much like their male counterparts, women in the Allied countries were clamoring to get in the game from the moment war broke out. For the most part, the men in charge were like, "We're, uh, not exactly sure what to do with you." And the women were...
With World War II now more than sixty years ago, it's easier to appreciate the propaganda posters of the era for their artistic merit. Allied posters of the age aimed to influence citizens to...
1943 - Miss Kathleen Wheeler sharpens band saws that cut steel in a steel mill in Northern England, aiding the war effort on the Home Front during World War Two, November 1943.
Know who the first female airline pilot was? How about the first woman to break the sound barrier? Check out these cool facts about women in aviation!
Lance Corporal Dorothy Bell, 16, joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1942 after pretending to be 19. Today, she will be awarded the Legion d'Honneur in Normandy.
Kicking Hitler's ass with class.
World War II Women. These WAAF girls are always ready for a spot of fun. I would not know whether they are snake charmers or charming the kettle to boil. August 1943 P010232
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Elizabeth Shipton's book 'Female Tommies' highlights the immense bravery of women in combat during WWI.
