Construction of the swimming pool was completed in 1917. Students were required to pass swimming tests and courses were offered in basic technique as well as diving and American Red Cross Life Saving. As with many sports at Wilson, inter-class…
Laminated membership card featuring a pair of wings with a shield and portrait of a woman in the center. Card reads "Women's Military Pilots Association Incorporated. Elizabeth Sullivan is a charter member in good standing."
Photographs of the executive committee of the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense in 1918.
Clockwise from top left: Mrs. Josiah Cowles, President and Mrs. Wilson, Miss Hannah J. Patterson, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Mrs. Philip…
A photograph containing a group of Women Airforce Service Pilots posed in front of an aircraft. Elizabeth McGeorge Sullivan stands second from far right.
Small silver wings with lozenge located in the center includes a locking pin back. Worn by WASPs between the years 1942 and 1944. This is a miniature version of wings that the WASPs typically wore.
Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) August 12, 1917 article. The Chair of the committee is Anna Howard Shaw. Other members include Mrs. Philip N. Moore, past president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs. Josiah E. Cowles, current president…
Thousands of women formed a double row along Locust Street between the Jefferson Hotel and the Coliseum where the convention was held. They planned for the "walkless parade" to last until noon on June 14th and they planned a torchlight parade and…
From a discussion published by Randolph Hollingsworth on Monday, October 28, 2019 on the H-net Kentucky resources site: At noon they presented a “tableau vivant” of women on the steps of the old city Art Museum building at 19th and Locust streets.…