Learn about the resources available to trace women’s service across all military branches during World War II.
Articles
The Forgotten Horror of Ravensbrück, The Nazi Concentration Camp for Women
General Resources
Legends of the Flight Nurses of WWII
National Archives – National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis (Personnel Records, Morning Reports, Payroll Records, Army Air Corps IDPFs and more)
National Archives – Women’s Research Guide
National Women’s History Museum
National World War II Museum – Women at War
Sarah Lawrence College Archives: A War Scrapbook
Smithsonian Life on the Home Front – browse this educational section for other lessons that feature women
What Did Grandma Do in the War?
Women in Military Service For America Memorial
Women in the Armed Forces Bibliography
Women in World War II Bibliography
Women of World War II – Military Photos and Images
Army (WAAC and WAC)
Army Heritage Center Voices of the Past – Women’s Army Corps
United States Army Women’s Museum
Women’s Army Corps Commemorative Booklet
Women’s Army Corps Veterans’ Association
Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Women of the U.S. Army – WAAC/WAC
Videos
Army Air Corps (WASPs)
National Archives – A People At War – Women Who Served
National Museum of the US Air Force – WASPs Fact Sheet
National WASP World War II Museum
Official Archive Women Airforce Service Pilots (Texas Woman’s University)
Wings Across America WASPs on the Web
Women in Aviation and Space History (Smithsonian)
Coast Guard (SPARS)
United States Coast Guard – Women in the U.S. Coast Guard History
Marines (MCWR)
National Museum of the Marine Corps
Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation – Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Navy (WAVES)
Red Cross
American Red Cross History Page
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