31 Mar Eleanor Roosevelt: Passionate Spirit, Tenacious Ambition

Posted at 18:25h in Eleanor Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Uncategorized, Women of WWII, women's history month, WWII by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Hello All,Today marks the last day of Women’s History Month for the year 2015. To celebrate the end of a most enjoyable month, let’s discover more about one of the most influential woman of the 1940s, Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Not only was...

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26 Mar Hanna Reitsch: German Avaitrix and Test Pilot

Posted at 20:21h in Pilot, Uncategorized, Women of WWII, women's history month, WWII by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Hello All, Hanna ReitschTo continue with Women’s History Month, I would like to introduce you to Hanna Reitsch, an accomplished German aviatrix and Nazi test pilot during World War II. She was the only female to be awarded the Iron Cross First Class and the...

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19 Mar The Untold Story: Women in the Italian Resistance, WWII

Posted at 14:00h in Italian Resistance, Uncategorized, Women of WWII, women's history month, WWII by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Hello All,Members of the Italian ResistanceToday, it is hard to imagine the Fascist and Nazi regimes of Italy and Germany were able to captivate such a large population as they did before and during World War II. It is much easier for us to believe...

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12 Mar Noor Khan: Spy Princess

Posted at 19:55h in Spies, Uncategorized, Women of WWII by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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 Hello All,Noor's service portraitContinuing with Women’s History Month, I would like to introduce you to Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, born January 2, 1914, St. Petersburg, who became an Allied Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent during World War II. Her dedication and skill as the first...

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21 Oct Rosie the Riveter

Posted at 20:22h in homefront, Rosie the Riveter, Uncategorized, Women of WWII, WWII by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Hello All,Original poster, 1942Since I have been feeling homey lately, what with the temperatures cooling and the holidays just around the corner and all, I thought it would be nice to write about Rosie the Riveter and the Home front! And as an added bonus,...

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14 Oct College Life during World War II

Posted at 20:09h in College, education, Radford, Society, Uncategorized, Women of WWII, WWII by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Hello All,First and foremost, I would like to thank all those who were able to come out for our Abbott and Costello event this past Sunday! It was a huge success and we appreciate all those who were involved. Also, a warm thank you...

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21 Mar Women’s History Month: 6888th Army Battalion

Posted at 14:00h in 6888th, 6888th Army Battalion, Uncategorized, Women of WWII, women's history moth by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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Hello D-Day Patrons!Corporal Alyce Dixon (right), of the 6888th, talks with her superior, 1945.In honor of Women’s History Month, I would like to take some time to talk about the 6888thArmy battalion, an African-American all women’s unit dedicated to processing the backlog of mail from...

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14 Mar Women Spies of WWII: Nancy Wake

Posted at 23:43h in D-Day Memorial Event, French Resistance, Lunchbox Lecture, Nancy Wake, SOE, Uncategorized, Women of WWII, women's history moth, WWII Spies by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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On March 25 at Noon in the Bedford Area we will have the last lecture of the winter season.  For women history’s month, we will be looking at a topic that is one of my personal favorites – women spies of World War II. ...

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29 Jul Spies of World War II: Virginia Hall

Posted at 18:13h in CIA, France, OSS, SOE, Uncategorized, Virginia Hall, Women of WWII, WWII Spies by Angela Lynch 0 Comments

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It is hard to believe that August is right around the corner!  Soon school will be back in session and we will be busy teaching students about D-Day and life on the homefront through our “Valor, Fidelity, & Sacrifice” educational program.  Before that time comes,...

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