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WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
On the Home Front and Overseas | The Impact of 'Woman-power' During WWII

Click below to read more about the involvement of women during World War II and how they helped the war efforts.

Written by Julia Lauria-Blum
NEW

THIS DAY

IN HISTORY:

March 18

WASP Juanita Bolish Cooke 43-4 is born in 1910 

WASP Andrea C. Shaw 43-8 is born in 1919

WASP Maurine Miller Orr 44-4 is born in 1920

WASP Maurine Miller Orr 44-4 is born in 1920

WASP Mary Alice Putnam Vandeventer 44-7 is born in 1923

WASP Joan Allen Smythe McKesson 44-7 is born in 1921

WASP Phyllis A. Lee Hitner is born in 1924

WASP in the Spotlight

Read about the lives of six incredible WASP. This exhibit features Nell "Mickey" Stevenson Bright, Shirley J. Chase Kruse, Rosa Charlyne Creger, Gloria Heath, Dorothy Lucas, and Mary "Marty" Anna Martin Wyall. Stop by the Museum at Avenger Field to see the exhibit in person before it changes in April 2024.

Bi-Annual Winter Newsletter
It's here!

Click below to read about what the National WASP WWII Museum has been up to.

Collections

Artifacts bring history to life and often reveal what words cannot.

Host an Event

Artifacts and zoot suits add flair that no other venue can.

History

Discover how history intertwines with the present and is relevant today.

Avenger Blog

Partner Organizations & Sponsors

The National WASP WWII Museum is thrilled to be working with the following organizations and sponsors to preserve history from World War II.

Click the logo of one of the partner organizations below to visit their website to see how they are contributing to preserve these important stories from The Greatest Generation.

Thank you to our 2024 Homecoming Sponsors!

If you're interested in becoming a Partner Organization or Sponsor, please email lisataylor@waspmuseum.org.