In conjunction with Veteran's Day (November 11, 2010), the TWU Women's Collection proudly presents "Veteran's Day", an exhibit honoring women and TWU student veterans.
Currently on display in the first-floor lobby of the Blagg-Huey Library on the Denton campus of TWU, the exhibit features military photographs, books and artifacts (including medals and a gas mask), as well as nurse's uniforms from World Wars I and II and the Vietnam and Gulf Wars. The exhibit was curated by Sarah Whittington.
The books featured in the exhibit, on women in the U.S. military and their contributions and sacrifices, are just a sampling of those on the Blagg-Huey shelves. Among them:
American Daughter Gone to War: On the Front Lines with an Army Nurse in Vietnam by Winnie Smith
Women in the Line of Fire: What You Should Know About Women in the Military by Erin Solaro
Serving Proudly: A History of Women in the U.S. Navy by Susan H. Godson
Not All Soldiers Wore Pants: A Witty World War II WAC Tells All by Rose Rosenthal
Mother was a Gunner's Mate: World War II in the WAVES by Josette Dermody Wingo
In addition to books in traditional form, the Blagg-Huey Library has a wide selection of books available in electronic format--thus available 24/7 from any computer. Among them:
Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq by Helen Benedict
The Status of Gender Integration in the Military: Analysis of Selected Occupations by Margaret C. Harrell et al.
Assessing the Assignment Policy for Army Women by Margaret C. Harrell et al.
"Veteran's Day" will be on display until November 30, 2010 during regular library hours. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Submitted by Sandy Cochran
