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Collections Archive
World War II Parachute Rigger's Kit (Collection Highlight)
Not standard issue for the some 400,000 women who served during WWII, a unique artifact–the Parachute Riggers Kit–was reserved for a select group of Women Marines, Navy WAVES, Coast Guard SPARs and members of the Women’s Army Corps who trained for this one-of-a-kind job during the war.World War II Mosquito Boots (Collection Highlight)
This simple pair of brown leather boots tells a special story of women’s military history—the boots were an innovative clothing solution against the malaria-carrying mosquito in the Belgian Congo at a time when Army women’s uniform issue included skirts, but no slacks or trousers.Women in the Korean War Era (Collection Highlight)
These collections from the Women’s Memorial Foundation Collection focus on women's service during the Korean War Era (1950-1953) when the services turned once again to American women to meet personnel needs, asking them to leave their homes, jobs and families to serve their country.Women in World War II (Collection Highlight)
These collections from the Women’s Memorial Foundation Collection reflect the diversity and impact of the contributions of the almost 400,000 women who served at home and overseas during World War II.Barbie® Enlists (Artifact Essay)
Barbie® has served as a leader in career paths for young women and has held at least 80 jobs since her debut in 1959. Thirty years later, she joined the Army!Civil War Convent Bell (Artifact Essay)
This bell, which tolled during the Civil War above the convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel near New Orleans, LA, has its own tale of the heroism of women who nursed for the military.A Christmas Letter, 1963 (Document Essay)
Read the letter of the Navy lieutenant who commanded a platoon of Navy women in the only women's company in the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy.A Brief History of Gas Masks (Photo Essay)
Dramatic images in our photograph collection caught our attention as the topic of individual ownership of gas masks engaged public conversation, and homeland security and personal safety became a national priority.Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm (Photo Essay)
This photo essay offers a brief glimpse of the largest deployment of military women in the history of the United States.