#women in wwii

[musingsofahistorymajor]

https://people.com/tyler-perry-the-six-triple-eight-first-look-exclusive-8701722

We finally have a trailer and a release date for the Six Triple Eight movie!! December 20, 2024 on Netflix!!

I'm so so excited for this movie! And everything I see looks so good. The hair styles, the civilian outfits, the uniforms are worn correctly and with the right insignia and hats. The clips in the trailer look so good and accurate and I'm so excited!!!

It's about time we had a WWII film focused on women. Where the women are not background characters. Where the focus is not a love story. Where the women are not props for the men's stories. Finally we have a movie about what women did during World War II that isn't about the home front or nursing! Cause they did SO MUCH during the war and it's never told.

The story of the 6888th Battalion is incredible and I'm beyond thrilled to see it told this way. Me and my fellow female WWII reenactors are going to have a watch party.

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Amelia Thomala, one of the women taking men's jobs during World War II, October 17, 1943. She is framed between two wing tips, at the plant in Mineola. The tops are bowed for better stabilization.

Photo: Ed Ford for the AP

[blakelysco-pilot]

WELCOME TO THE CLUBMOBILE

Hi friends! @winniemaywebber and I want to welcome you to The Donut Dollie’s podcast! If you’re over on Instagram, and feel so inclined, please give us a follow. We hope you’ll join us as we dive into the history of Women during Wartime both at home and on the front lines, as well as the military history that surrounds them. We’ll be covering topics from books, films and the different branches of the military that women served in to help pave the way for women today. You’ll also get special guest episodes from us with friends of the pod, as they join us to talk their favorite topics and what makes them tick when it comes to history.

So, The Clubmobile is open folks, and we hope you stop by and join us for coffee and a donut or two!

[bohemian-nights]

It looks promising 🤞🏽

[silhouettesofficial]

In honor of Tessa Connor, half the main cast of Silhouettes, who is very much having a birthday today, I thought I’d post some less common WWII propaganda posters! Later in the series, Tessa’s job becomes more involved in production of visual arts for the war effort; here’s a sampling of the kinds of things her work might entail or be derivative of.

—Lucy

[noneedtoamputate]

Digging into some Masters of the Air stuff and discovered that Robert Rosenthal's wife, Phillis Heller, served as a WAVE and was a fellow lawyer. They met on the ship taking them to the Nuremberg Trials, where they both served as staff attorneys.

[tumbldtings]

The Women Who Helped Win World War II

During World War II, women played a crucial role in the war effort, both on the front lines and on the home front. From pilots to factory workers, women took on a wide range of roles that were traditionally reserved for men.

One of the most well-known groups of women in World War II were the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs). These women were trained to fly military aircraft in non-combat roles, freeing up male pilots for combat duty. Over 1,000 women served as WASPs, flying over 60 million miles in total. Despite their contributions, the WASPs were not recognized as veterans until 1977.

On the home front, women worked in factories, producing the planes, tanks, and other equipment that was needed for the war effort. The iconic "Rosie the Riveter" character, which was popularized in propaganda posters during the war, represented the millions of women who worked in the factories.

In addition to their work in the military and industry, women also served as nurses, spies, and codebreakers during the war. Women played a vital role in cracking the German Enigma code, which was instrumental in the Allied victory.

The contributions of women in World War II were often overlooked and undervalued at the time, but their efforts paved the way for greater opportunities for women in the workforce and the military. Today, we remember and honor the women who helped win the war and paved the way for future generations of women.

[musingsofahistorymajor]

I love women's history and I love wwii history and my main historical obsession is women in the military during wwii. Absolutely fantastic list you've got here! May I recommend some that I've enjoyed?

For WASP:

Clipped Wings: the Rise and Fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II by Molly Merryman

The Originals: The Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron of World War II by Sarah Byrn Rickman

For Soviet 588th Night Bomber Regiment aka the Flying Night Witches:

Night Witches: The Amazing Story Of Russia's Women Pilots in World War II by Bruce Myles

A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II by Elizabeth Wein

The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II by Svetlana Alexievich

Women in World War Two Aviation Reading List

As we gear up for Masters of the Air coming out in January, if I know fandom (and I like to think I do) someone is going to want to write some original female character fanfic after seeing this show. Friends, have I got you.

Please find here linked my Women in World War Two Aviation Reading List.

A few notes about this list:

It’s not exhaustive. There are many, many more books on any of these topics than the ones listed here, but this can serve as a starting point for your reading. Often, if you can find one of these at your local library or bookseller, you can also find some keywords or subject headings to find similar books.

This is a very (white) American-centric list. Experiences vary greatly from country to country, and on whether or not you’re a person of color.

I haven’t included any general World War Two histories, or any specific battle or theater histories. It’s easy enough to find those somewhere else.

You will notice I haven’t included any unit histories or Donald Miller's book, either. I'm assuming you know about that already. See #3.

I have read most, but not all, of the books on this list. Those I haven’t read were recommended to me by people whose taste and opinion I trust.

There are several great online resources linked on this list as well as books.

This is a fun period in history to be a woman in flight, and a lot of work has been done over the last ten or twenty years about the WASPs and the ATA. If you'd like your OFC to be a little more ground-bound and are looking for some additional inspiration, I also have a more general Women In World War Two reading list here.

Feel like I’m missing something? I take (kindly worded) suggestions.

Well, who died and made you a subject matter expert here? Absolutely no one. I've been in history fandoms for a long time, and it always really confused me when people got angry at other fans for not knowing the history, but also not sharing resources for where to find out more! Women's history is sometimes a hard topic to find books on, and I want to share what I have so people who are interested and excited can learn more!

[histcryprincess]

French girls wearing their German boyfriends uniforms during World War 2. The photo on the right was found on a German POW.

[musingsofahistorymajor]

Our first teaser for the Six Triple Eight movie was included in Netflix's 2024 upcoming releases promo!!

For those who don't know, the Six Triple Eight is about the 6888th Central Postal Battalion which was the all POC regiment of the Women's Army Corps during World War II. They served in England sorting through the massive backlog of mail that had accumulated. Receiving mail from home was such an important morale boost for the men and high morale wins wars so sorting this mail was a priority. It was a nearly impossible task that the Army predicted would take them years to accomplish but they completed the task in half the time, processing 17 million pieces of mail and sending them to soldiers awaiting news from home. They worked in cold, dirty, dark rat infested aircraft hangars with broken windows. They were so good at their work that the unit was sent to several other areas to do the same thing. The unit was active from 1945 to 1946 and consisted of 855 women under the Command of Major Charity Adams, Captains Mary F. Kearney and Bernice G. Henderson. Their nickname was “Six-Triple Eight" and their motto was “No Mail, Low Morale."

I'm so excited for this film, you have no idea. An entire movie completely focused on telling the story of women. And not just women, black women! It's so exciting! And it looks fantastic just from this short teaser. I know the historical consultant of the show personally and she knows WAC history better than anyone and it definitely shows. The uniforms are pretty perfect. The only mistake I've seen so far, which is in a behind the scenes photo, is the utility bag (their purse) is on the wrong side. But that's a nit picky complaint from me I can overlook. But even the shots are so good!! They're recreating at least one original image I can think of. Which is so cool. God I'm so excited!!!!

Here are some original images of the 6888

[blakelysco-pilot]

Want to give a big, huge, thank you to @bastet55 // @lestweforget5 for providing me with the resource to suss out this particular wwii item. Thanks to them, I was able to narrow down the month & year of the LIFE Magazine photos and article, and then find physical copies.

My friend, I cannot thank you enough, I am certainly going to treasure this💗

Date of Publication: February 28, 1944 LIFE Magazine

Cover: Ella Raines

Pages 110-111: LIFE Visits Red Cross Girls in England

Featured is the ARC Clubmobile North Dakota, which Katherine ‘Tatty’ Spaatz served on during her time in the Red Cross during the war.

[musingsofahistorymajor]

I have a feeling she works at Bletchley Park doing Allied code breaking. The uniform she wears is of the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) and about 7,500 women worked at Bletchley with approximately 400 of them serving in the ATS. The women who worked there took their oath of secrecy very seriously. Most never spoke about their work ever again even after the 30 year rule ended. Given how secretive and evasive she was whenever her work came up I'd eager she works at Bletchley Park.

I'm not 100% on this. Just a theory based on what I know of women serving in the armed forces during the war.

Hi there, do you know what was the real Landra/Sandra Westgate's job?

this question has a very ambiguous answer, but you can check out @mercurygray's post here for a great answer!

additionally (from this reddit thread):

[aevris]

doodle of a bat/myotis sonar operator for a setting i'm rotating in my brain

[victusinveritas]

[noirgasmweetheart]

I just got off the phone with my Dad, a Jewish lifelong Democrat who loathes trump, and who has witnessed a lot of history. He gave me some much needed perspective.

Trump is a grotesque embarrassment, but compared with what our parents and grandparents saw in U.S. politics....that's more or less it.

Many of the GOP's current policies are repugnant, but are also already being overturned in spite of their perceived victories. Missouri of all places overturned its abortion ban just last night.

Social media sites like this one do not reflect an accurate picture of what the general public really thinks, as they attract the most fringe types. Dad suggested paying more attention to sites like the Washington Post, where comments tend to come from more normal people.

The Midterm elections are in only two years. If the Gross Odorous Poopsicles can overturn Roe v. Wayde under a Democrat president, we can certainly do plenty under a deflated 82-year-old pumpkin who many Republicans don't even like.

[blakelysco-pilot]

You’re a darling for tagging us! ☺️

We’ve got this saved as one of our sources… it looks like, from what I can tell, the LIFE Magazine photographer took more photos than were used for that original article in ‘44. Those are some of my favorite pictures…

@blakelysco-pilot, @winniemaywebber, have you seen this before?

I saw it on one of the MOTA's discords, and while I've not read the article yet, I think some of the pictures may be new.