HISTORY OF THE WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS

COL. CHRISTINE COOK, US ARMY WAR COLLEGE – “REMARKABLE” WOMEN’S ARMY CORPS HISTORY DURING THE COLD WAR. Over 150,000 American women served in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during World War 11. Members of the WAC were the first women other than nurses to serve within the ranks of the United States Army. Both the Army and the American public initially had difficulty accepting the concept of women in uniform. However, political and military leaders, faced with fighting a two-front war and supplying men and materiel for that war while continuing to send lend-lease material to the Allies, realized that women could supply the additional resources so desperately needed in the military and industrial sectors. Given the opportunity to make a major contribution to the national war effort, women seized it. By the end of the war their contributions would be widely heralded. Professor Cook holds a Ph.D. in History from Wayne State University, MA in Women and Gender Studies from Eastern Michigan University, and BA in English Literature from Princeton University. Her research and U.S. Army War College News Archives scholarship works to fill the gap in historical knowledge of women in the military. OTHERS OVER SELF – THE 2023 LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE From Shelly Rood “What’s great about this event is that we are lifting up military women by putting them on the stage as leadership experts, while also fulfilling the need for ongoing peer support within the military women community.  Our event is geared towards all businesses professionals- military and civilian – seeking professional development.” Click here for all the details on the 2023 Leadership Conference for Women