Papers, 1943-1958 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1943-1958 (inclusive).

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Typed letter from Boehner describing her first months in the Women's Army Corps; also ts. note re: Boehner's subsequent career, 1958.

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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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...

Boehner, Ruth P.

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Ruth P. Boehner, a teacher from Webster, Mass., enlisted in the Women's Army Corps in 1943. From the description of Papers, 1943-1958 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007111 ...