Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps, active during the Great Depression, is praised for putting men to work and improving state and national parks. Fireplaces and trails, culverts and ...

Introduction: Gardening in the New Century -- Part I. The First World War -- Chapter 1. Ladies of Leisure and Women of Action -- Chapter 2. The Land Girls -- Chapter 3. Sowing the Seeds of Victory -- ...

Middlesex, February 1944, 5am: It was dark and pouring with rain, as Connie, an 18-year-old Land Girl, climbed onto her heavy bike and pedalled the two miles to her local farm. She was exhausted.

Liberty Day -- The girl with a hoe behind the man with a gun. The right to serve : a British Land Army ; Female preparedness ; An agricultural army ; Suffrage agriculture ; Soil sisters ; A feminine ...

A BBC drama chronicling the unsung contributions of British women during World War II has continued to capture hearts years after its original broadcast, following US soldier remains being found ...

Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Tyler Perry and actor Kerry Washington about their film based on World War II's only Women's Army Corps unit of color. In recent years, we've seen more and more ...

She was the oldest surviving member of the “Six Triple Eight,” the only predominantly Black unit of the Women’s Army Corps to serve overseas during World War II. Romay Johnson Davis, one of the few ...

Discover the history and importance of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps during a free lecture at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Mentor Public Library’s Main Branch, 8215 Mentor Ave. The WAAC was founded on ...