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    Women Spies of D-Day

    Former U.S. Army Historian Kim Holien discussed the role of female spies leading up to the June 6, 1944, D-Day operation. This event took place at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Virginia.

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    Vietnam War Nurse Virginia Lee Dornheggen Oral History Interview

    Virginia Lee Dornheggen recounted her time as a U.S. Army nurse during the Vietnam War. She described injuries she treated, the night the hospital came under fire, and the job’s impact on her…

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    House Debate on NDAA Pentagon Abortion Policies Amendment

    House lawmakers debated an amendment to the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act offered by Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) that prohibits the Defense Department from paying for or…

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    U.S. Women Prisoners of War - World War II

    This 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American…

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    Grooming and Etiquette for Women in Service

    This U.S. Army video from 1970 described suggested etiquette and grooming for women in service, including clothing selection, table manners, restaurant ordering, and dating. Reel America is…

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    Defense Officials Testify on Countering Sexual Assault in the Military

    Defense Undersecretary for Personnel and Readiness Gil Cisneros testified at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel hearing on the implementation of the recommendations…

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    House Hearing on JROTC Sexual Abuse Allegations

    Defense Department officials testified at a House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security hearing on the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp sexual abuse allegations that…

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    Women Veterans' Health Care

    Veterans Affairs Undersecretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal, other VA officials, and advocates testified at a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on how women veterans can have…

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    Women and World War II

    Authors Gwen Strauss (The Nine) and Mari Eder (The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line) talked about the role women played on the frontlines during World War II. This program was part of the 14th…

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    Defense Department Briefing on Sexual Assaults in the MIlitary

    Kathleen Hicks, deputy defense secretary, hold a news conference on sexual assault and harassment in the military. She outlined a plan to implement recommendations from the Independent Review…

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    Women in the Workforce and Military During World War II

    History Professor Lisa Keller, of Purchase College, part of the State University of New York system, delivered an illustrated talk on women’s roles during World War II. She explained how the influx of…

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    Discussion on Sexual Assault in the Military

    The Center for a New American Security hosted a virtual discussion about the findings of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military. The panelists, who were commission members…

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    The Light of Days

    Judy Batalion recounted the Jewish women who served as resistance fighters against the Nazis in Poland during World War II. This was a virtual event hosted by the Museum of Jewish Heritage…

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    Speaker Pelosi and Others on the Vanessa Guillen Act

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and others spoke with reporters about the Vanessa Guillen Act, a bill which would change the military investigates…

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    The Women's Memorial, Part 2

    Retired Lieutenant Colonel Marilla Cushman led a tour of the Women’s Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, covering women who served in the Korean War through the war on terrorism. This is the…

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    The Women's Memorial, Part 1

    Retired Lieutenant Colonel Marilla Cushman led a tour of the Women’s Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, covering women who served in the Revolutionary War through World War II. This was the…

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    Author Discussion on Women Heroes of World War II

    Judy Batalion, the daughter of Holocaust survivors and author of The Light of Days, and Rebecca Donner, author of All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days, shared the stories of women who…

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    Justice Ginsburg and Virginia Military Institute Supreme Court Case

    In 1996, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in United States v. Virginia, a case challenging Virginia Military Institute’s male-only admissions policy. To commemorate the 25th…

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    Senators on Military Sexual Assault

    Senators Gillibrand, Grassley, Ernst, Blumenthal, Reed, Inhofe, and others give speeches on a military sexual assault bill

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    Women Spies of World War II

    Entertainer Josephine Baker, Baltimore resident Virginia Hall, and Muslim pacifist Noor Khan were recruited as spies during World War II. CIA Museum Deputy Director Janelle Neises and…

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