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Spotlight: Photographs Documenting the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

by Kaitlyn Crain Enriquez, posted in African American History, Archives, Civilian Conservation Corps, Graphic Materials, National Park Service, New Deal, Photographs, U.S. Forest Service

Executive Order 6101, which established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)*, was signed on April 5, 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was signed just one month into Roosevelt’s presidency, making the CCC one of the earliest New Deal programs. The program was by no means perfect and was met with some criticism. However, the … Continue reading Spotlight: Photographs Documenting the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Female Fighter Pilots and the Combat Exclusion Policy

by chucik, posted in Archives, Military, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Air Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marines, U.S. Navy, women in the military, womens history

U.S. Air Force General McPeak, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, holds a Press Conference  In 1993, the United States Armed Forces lifted the Combat Exclusion Policy, a 45-year-old practice prohibiting women from serving in combat roles. The change only pertained to aviation positions and it wasn’t until 2013 that the policy was lifted from … Continue reading Female Fighter Pilots and the Combat Exclusion Policy

Cracking the Glass Ceiling: Margaret Chase Smith and Shirley Chisholm

by Audrey Amidon, posted in Films, Motion Pictures, Universal News Collection

In this week of firsts, we consider the women who first ran for major party nominations in the United States: Margaret Chase Smith and Shirley Chisholm. Margaret Chase Smith Margaret Chase Smith won her first seat in the House of Representatives in a special election after her husband, Clyde Smith, died in 1940. One week … Continue reading Cracking the Glass Ceiling: Margaret Chase Smith and Shirley Chisholm

The Women of World War I in Photographs

by kdeanfrasio, posted in Digitization, Military, Photographs

The role of women in World War II has been immortalized through iconic images like Rosie the Riveter proclaiming “Yes We Can!” and WASPs earning their wings. Stories of women flooding the workforce in the absence of men dominate history books and films. But they were not the first, nor the last, to challenge their … Continue reading The Women of World War I in Photographs

This Week in Universal News: Tennis Legends Wills and Wightman Take on the Boehm Twins, 1931

by jkonicek, posted in Motion Pictures, Universal News Collection

On July 15th, 1931, legendary tennis players Helen Wills and Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman competed against Hilda and Helen Boehm in the first round of the National Doubles Championship at Longwood Cricket Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. The 17-year-old Boehm twins were junior doubles champions in 1931. Between 1922 and 1938, Helen Wills won 19 of the … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: Tennis Legends Wills and Wightman Take on the Boehm Twins, 1931

This Week in Universal News: The All-American Girl Baseball League, 1951

by jkonicek, posted in Motion Pictures, Universal News Collection

This week in Universal News, the All-American Girl Baseball League plays a pre-season game in Alexandria, Virginia. The league operated from 1943 to 1954, and was created to fill stadiums that were left empty when professional baseball players went to war. You probably know about these women baseball players from the 1992 film A League of … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: The All-American Girl Baseball League, 1951

This Week in Universal News: The 1964 Winter Olympics

by jkonicek, posted in Motion Pictures, Universal News Collection

Are you ready to stay in for two weeks to watch the skiing, figure skating, and curling that comprise the 2014 Olympics? To prepare, here’s a story about the games held fifty years ago. The 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria opened January 29, 1964 and closed February 9th. From the release sheet: WINTER OLYMPICS … Continue reading This Week in Universal News: The 1964 Winter Olympics