A stage adaptation of the Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich’s “The Unwomanly Face of War” gives Soviet women credit for their complex roles in World War II.
A few years ago, while working as a professor and as a welder at a small repair and fabrication shop, I went looking for books about women in the skilled ...
During World War II, women of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) took on critical roles far from the front lines. In Arizona, many worked as airplane mechanics, maintaining and repairing military aircraft ...
In the spirit of Rosie the Riveter, women welders and other tradeswomen are leading an effort to fix up a World War II-era ship. The image of Rosie has become iconic, as she flexes a fearsome bicep ...