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Vietnam war and beyond when military service eventually became voluntary. The National World war i museum and memorial hosted this event. Its about an hour 10 minutes. Good evening and welcome to the National World war i museum and memorial. My name is laura vote. Im the curator of education. And it is my absolute pleasure to be welcoming you here this evening for a riveting conversation on the anniversary, the 100th anniversary, of a piece of legislation that completely changes the United States. Now, your National World war i museum and memorial opened here in kansas city in 1926 because the...

To be welcoming you here this evening for a riveting conversation on the anniversary the 100th anniversary on of a piece of legislation that completely changes the United States. Your National World war i museum and memorial opened here in kansas city in 1926 because the wonderful folks of kansas city wanted to create a memorial for those who lived through and those who died in the world war. The war itself began in 1914, and, yet, the United States remained neutral until 1917. With a volunteer army of about 120,000, on april 6, Congress Declared war against germany in 1917. They decided to mo...

Once performed by men, now going overseas. One group of women, however, possessed a skill much needed by the army. Fighting a war required Reliable Communications network, but more than twoandahalf years of war had devastated the french telephone system. General john j. Pershing called upon the expertise of women telephone operators. More than 1700 women applied and just over 200 served in europe with the army. Their service is documented in their official personnel files, now in the National Archives at st. Louis, a collection of archival civilian personnel records. Yes, thats civilian person...

Once performed by men, now going overseas. One group of women, however, possessed a skill much needed by the army. Fighting a war required Reliable Communications network, but more than twoandahalf years of war had devastated the french telephone system. General john j. Pershing called upon the expertise of women telephone operators. More than 1700 women applied and just over 200 served in europe with the army. Their service is documented in their official personnel files, now in the National Archives at st. Louis, a collection of archival civilian personnel records. Yes, thats civilian person...

Once performed by men, now going overseas. One group of women, however, possessed a skill much needed by the army. Fighting a war required Reliable Communications network, but more than twoandahalf years of war had devastated the french telephone system. General john j. Pershing called upon the expertise of women telephone operators. More than 1700 women applied and just over 200 served in europe with the army. Their service is documented in their official personnel files, now in the National Archives at st. Louis, a collection of archival civilian personnel records. Yes, thats civilian person...