Personal Papers, 1931–1980

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Personal Papers, 1931–1980

1931-1980

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This series contains documents compiled by Nellie Eileen Richards throughout her life, primarily documenting her service during World War II in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and Women’s Army Corps (WAC).

3 linear inches

eng, Latn

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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United States. Army. Women's Army Corps

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The Women's Army Corps (WAC) was the women's branch of the US Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1942, and converted to full status as the WAC in 1943. Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby, the wife of a prominent politician and publisher in Houston, Texas. About 150,000 American women served in the WAAC and WAC during World War II. They were the first women other than nurses to serve with the Army. While conservative opinion in the leadership of...