New Air Force Recruiting Posters in the Women Veterans Historical Project

Recruiting posters and brochures are a great resources not only for information about the U.S. military, but also for the history of graphic design and cultural attitudes about women.

The Women Veterans Historical Project recently acquired two new WAF (Women in the Air Force) recruiting posters.

In the dark about your future? enjoy travel...prestige...and excellent job opportunities in the WAF is from 1960 and was designed by the team of John Morning and Sheldon Streisand (sadly, no relation to Barbra).  This poster packs quite a visual punch!

http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/WVHP/id/10374

Forecast with a smile--who cares about the weather? is from 1968. Well, it IS the first lieutenant's job, so I hope her commanding officer cares!

http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/ref/collection/WVHP/id/10375

2015 Annual Women Veterans Luncheon

The Annual Women Veterans Luncheon was featured in the January 2016 issue of the O. Henry magazine!  You can view it here:

http://issuu.com/ohenrymag/docs/o.henry_january_2016/109

For more images, you can check out the Flickr photo album here: 

C-SPAN2 Book TV Program features Women Veterans Historical Project and WWI Pamphlets

C-SPAN2 Book TV visited Greensboro and made a trip to Special Collections and University Archives. 

Beth Ann Koelsch, Curator of the Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project (WVHP) and  Keith Gorman, Head of Special Collections and University Archives were featured on C-Span2 Book TV in February, 2015.

Koelsch showcased a selection of books by and about women in the military including self-published memoirs, cartoon books, and recruiting brochures.Gorman discussed about how the special collection of WWI pamphlets illustrated how propaganda was used throughout the course of the "Great War."

You can watch the program at this link: http://www.c-span.org/video/?324062-1/book-tv-greensboro-north-carolina

NPR radio series on U.S. Military "Women in War"

photo: Ingrid Ruffin in bomb shelter in Iraq, 2003 (WV0400)

There is a fascinating 5 part series that examines women's experiences in the U.S. Military:
http://www.npr.org/series/133869535/women-in-combat

• Women in War: 'I've Lived out there with the guys'
• Silver Star Recipient: A Reluctant Hero
• General Remembers her 'Different' Military Days
• A Soldier's Life for a Mother and her Daughter
• A Lonely Club for Women in Top Army Jobs
  

There is also a time line of Women on the Front Lines:
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/24/133870632/timeline-women-on-the-front-lines