Esther Maxine Warber papers, 1945-2002.
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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 ...
Peace Corps (U.S.)
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The Peace Corps was established by Executive Order 10924, issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961, announced by televised broadcast March 2, 1961, and authorized by Congress on September 22, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Public Law 87-293). Since 1961, over 200,000 Americans have joined the Peace Corps and have served in 139 countries. From the guide to the Brown University Peace Corps files, 1965-1967, (John Hay Library Special Collections) The Pea...
Warber, Esther Maxine.
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WAVE during World War II; later Peace Corps volunteer to Ecuador. From the description of Esther Maxine Warber papers, 1945-2002. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 85778179 Peace Corps volunteer to Ecuador. From the description of Esther Maxine Warber papers, 1945-1991. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420103 ...
