During the Second World War, women proved that they could do "men's ... cold war ideology and the domestic revival [were] two sides of the same coin." With the international expansion of the ...

Berthe Albrecht, originally from Marseille, France, was a committed feminist and resistance fighter during World War II. After founding a journal supporting women’s rights and a refugee safe ...

The new movie, directed by Tyler Perry, stars Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey as members of the 6888th Central Postal ...

The National Archives of Australia has digitised over a million service records from World War II, many of which haven't been seen for 80 years.

At 19, Margot McCormick quit working for her dad to join Australia's largest women's service branch — the organisation which ...

During World War One football was encouraged among women ... On Boxing Day 1917 two teams of women, one from England and one from Ireland, played football. It is the earliest record of an ...

Many women who had already proven their tenacity and versatility during the First World War hoped that this would lead to a new role for women in society, and the introduction of female voting rights.

For decades, stories of U.S. women during World War II and their contributions to war efforts have been folded under one image: that of a jumpsuit-wearing Rosie the Riveter who, invariably ...

A Sebastopol writer speculates on what the famous TV chef might have been doing as an agent with the OSS during World War II ...

Women like Grace, a 19-year-old dreamer who ... To give his students a perspective of life during World War II in preparation for their performance, Nickerson extensively researched Badger ...

This is the profound and remarkable story of the 550,000 Jewish Americans who served their country in World War II. These brave men and women fought for their nation and for Jewish people worldwide.