ALEXANDRIA, VA—As we mark the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII, the National Women’s History Museum is pleased to launch its newest virtual exhibit, The Women’s Army Corps: Female Soldiers in World War II. Unlike the other women’s auxiliaries, WACs served in all theatres of the war, dispelling the notion that women were unfit for combat conditions. Working as switchboard operators, mechanics, cryptanalysts, clerks, motor pool drivers, and in many more positions both overseas and stateside, WACs effectively freed men to fight on the frontlines where they were needed most. Not only did the Women’s Army Corps assist in securing an Allied victory during WWII, they proved women could serve their country effectively and paved the way for women’s place in the Army today.

The Women's Army Corps: Female Soldiers in World War II is available on the National Women’s History Museum’s website. The Museum’s extensive collection of virtual exhibits and other programming is available here.