Helen Ann Williams military records, 1940s.

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Helen Ann Williams military records, 1940s.

Photographs of Williams with WAVE unit and during training at Hunter College in New York City. Also includes Notice of Separation from United States Naval Service and Honorable Discharge papers (photocopies)

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United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve

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The United States entered WWII in 1941 and soon faced a serious shortage of manpower in the military. Congress, along with public interest and advocacy from various national organizations, forced the Department of the Navy (over considerable internal resistance) to start accepting women into their service to augment the many thousands of men already active in the war effort. On June 24, 1942, Congress passed an act to create a women's reserve as a branch of the Naval reserve; to be governed by ...

Hunter college

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The Hunter College Dance Therapy Program was begun in 1971 with the support of the National Institute of Mental Health. Forming part of the Department of Health and Physical Education of Hunter College of the City University of New York it offered the first Master of Science degree in dance therapy in the United States. The program was developed by Claire Schmais, Elissa White, and Martha Davis. In 1982 a three-year dual degree program combining social work and dance therapy was started, grantin...

Williams, Helen Ann.

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Storekeeper Disbursing Second Class in United States Navy from August 16, 1944 to August 21, 1946. From the description of Helen Ann Williams military records, 1940s. (Texas Woman's University Library). WorldCat record id: 79656959 ...