Wwionline.org Website Review

DOING HER BEST FOR UNCLE SAM: WWI IN GI*LS' SERIES FICTION. An overview of three gi*ls' series books that had heroines who participated in the war effort at home and abroad.. NOT WAITING FOR THE CALL: AMERICAN WOMEN PHYSICIANS AND WORLD WAR I. War has always upended women’s lives; left at the home front to care for their families and returning soldiers in a society wher… Eastern State Penitentiary—opened in 1829 and closed in 1970—operated throughout nearly every major conflict in modern materials and resources on the Great War, with articles curated by individual scholars and experts guiding readers through the many threads that weave materials into a narrative tapestry, while social media spotlighting newly digitized content, creative and educational use of materials, and news of other Great War commemorations. This page links the descriptions and overviews of the primary material types found in World War I repositories, including: lette… Provides a list of all works consulted and lists of recommended additional readings and resources. Scrapbooks weave items otherwise considered ephemeral into new stories and are valuable sources for research. New exhibit: “Now far from home”: the ending of the Great War in Popular Imagination and Culture” Now on display from October 4, 2018 through February 20th, 2019, on the 1st floor of Falvey Memorial Library, Villanova University, the exhibit “Now far from home”: the ending of the Great War in Popular Imagination and Culture tells the story of American Episode 9 of the Mail Call podcast brings to life a selection of wartime correspondence. Mail Call is also available through                           One family side show, The Millers Mechanical Shows, founded by John E. Miller and son Clifford M. Miller, traveled the United States showing their miniature reenactments, including their first act “Industrial City“, and Connecting Scholars and the Educated Public with Primary Source Materials from the Great War