Then in 1917, with industrial unrest sweeping the country, the women go on strike. During World War One football was encouraged among women working in munitions factories to counter the unhealthy ...

MRS JOHNSON: With this war on, everyone’s got to do their bit. A bit makes it sound like something small, something easy. With so many men away to fight, us women have got to do way more than a bit.

The U.S. wasn't ready for war: While European powers had entered World War I with large ... D.C., were both segregated during WWI. The women also dealt with sexism. For example, the Navy had ...

The laces made in Belgium during World War One are an important part of the lace holdings of the Division of Home and ... Members of royalty and the aristocracy were the customers for the fine laces ...