Papers, 1942-1952.

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Papers, 1942-1952.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41150527

Included are photocopies of documents and correspondence related to Smith's service in the United States Women's Army Corps and in the Nevada State Assembly.

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University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

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University of Nevada, Reno, Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center

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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...

Smith, Louise Aloys.

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Louise Aloys Smith is a native of Lovelock, Nevada. She served in the United States Women's Army Corps during World War II and was the first woman elected to a public office in Pershing County, Nevada. She served in the Nevada State Assembly, 1949-1952 and during her second term served as speaker pro tem. From the description of Papers, 1942-1952. (University of Nevada, Reno). WorldCat record id: 41150527 ...