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Ruby Hurley
Civil rights pioneer and campaigner, Ruby Hurley is most known for her work with the NAACP in the 1950s and 1960s.
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National Association of Colored Women
Black women participated in women’s rights movements, but were often excluded from organizations.
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Juliette Gordon Low
Known as the founder of the Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low created the largest and most successful organisation for girls in the world.
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The Women of NASA
Women have played an essential role in the functions of NASA for almost a century. Learn about some of those women here.
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Charity Adams Earley
Educator, soldier, and psychologist, Charity Adams Earley led the first African American women’s unit of the army on a tour of duty overseas during WWII.
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Julia Child
Famous chef, author, and television personality, Julia Child made French cuisine accessible to American audiences.
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Marlene Dietrich
Marie Dietrich was one of the most popular film and music stars of the 1930s and 1940s.
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Oveta Culp Hobby
Oveta Culp Hobby served as the director of the Women’s Army Corps and first secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
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Propaganda
Propaganda was an important part of helping America wage war during World War II
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In the Military
In 1942 Congress created the women’s auxiliary army which allowed women to volunteer for units attached to the military.
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On the Farm
Food supplies became a major concern on the home front and abroad during WWII.
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Virginia Spivey Coleman
Chemist Virginia Spivey Coleman worked on the atomic weapons program during WWII.
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Leona Woods Libby
Physicist Leona Woods Marshall Libby was one of the women who helped to create the atomic weapon.
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Miné Okubo
Miné Okubo is well known for her representations of daily life and humanity in drawings depicting Japanese American internment during WWII.
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Pearl S. Buck
Pearl S. Buck produced works of fiction and non-fiction throughout her lifetime, many of which focused on her experiences in China.
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Working in the Defense Industry
WWII brought with it a boom in the defense industry and women filled many of the newly created positions.
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