How Father’s Day Traces Its Roots to One Civil War Veteran
The day devoted to all things dad was kickstarted by one woman seeking to honor her Civil War veteran father
Dr. Eleanor Ardel Vietti, the Only American Woman Who Remains Unaccounted for from the Vietnam War
In 1962 Vietti became America's first female prisoner of war in Vietnam
‘Women of Valor’ Book Review
Ellen Hampton relates the WWII exploits of a group of American and French female ambulance drivers known as the Rochambelles
Julia Bricklin: Looking Over the Overlooked
The award-winning biographer writes about just such Western characters
Hot Issues in 1918 Midterm Election Roil U.S. Politics Today
Wilson's war was almost over and women's suffrage was near, but there was a pandemic and the country was polarized over Prohibition
The Last Surviving Widow of the Civil War
A Missouri woman sacrificed much of her own life to help an aged Union veteran
Book Review: The Second Battle of the Alamo
Judy Alter chronicles the efforts, sometimes competing, of two determined Texan women to preserve San Antonio's iconic Alamo
Revolutionary War descendants work to honor Vietnam veterans
"Vietnam veterans hold a special place in the hearts of DAR members, because we recognize they were never properly thanked when they returned home from the war."
Book Review: No Place for a Woman
Chris Enss relates the contribution of Western states toward American women's right to vote
How a Housewife Became One of WWII’s Most Decorated Spies
“You have to keep your mind healthy, it’s the only way to survive"
The Baroness of Flight
Raymonde de Laroche’s first flight with Wilbur Wright sparked a fatal attraction to flying.
Angels of the Battlefield: Nurses in Vietnam
Nurses who served in Vietnam gave much and received little
‘Loose Lips Sinks Ships’: Navy WAVES Recalls Cracking German Enigma Code
“It was an odd time. I felt it was demeaning to do housework when I knew I was capable of something else…"
The Disease That Killed the Young and the Beautiful
Before antibiotics, tuberculosis was a leading cause of death, a national fixation, and the scourge of artists
Valérie André, the first woman to fly a helicopter in combat
André flew combat medevac missions in northwest Vietnam, rescuing wounded soldiers, and even parachuted into the field to treat severe casualties
How a Pioneering Silent Movie Helped Women Get the Vote
While Charlie Chaplin mocked suffragists, a Hollywood titan and a newspaper heiress put their weight behind a new medium and a message
