Tv, Professor Lisa Keller delivering an illustrated talk on womens roles during World War two. She explains how the influx of women in the workforce changed traditional roles and paved the way for the womens rights movement. Okay. Well, good afternoon, everybody. Welcome here to st. Pauls church national historic site. Thanks so much for coming out on this late winter saturday. Im david osborn, the site manager, and here we are in march Womens History month. I think yesterday was international womens day, and in that spirit and also reflecting some themes in a new exhibit we just opened here in st. Pauls on the other side of the wall called a special role in World War ii. Were very pleased to have Professor Lisa Keller who is a professor over in westchester county, one of the great organizational places of our county. Lots of their Faculty And Staff come out into the community and do good and interesting things. Professor Kell Sert author of many books on american history, and shes goi
Afternoon everybody. Welcome here to saint Pauls Church national historic site. Thanks so much for coming out on this late winter saturday. Im David Osborne the site manager. And here we are in our march womens History Month. I think yesterday was international womens day. And in that spirit and also reflecting some themes in a new exhibit. We just opened here at saint pauls on the other side of the wall called a special Role Saint Pauls Church in World War ii. Were very pleased to have here today our professor Lisa Keller whos a professor of history over at Suny Purchase here in Westchester County one of the great cultural organizations of our county they have lots going on lots of their Faculty And Staff often come out into the community and do good and interesting things. Vesicle is the author of many books on american history, and shes going to be talking about those twin themes womens History Month and World War two women in america during World War ii theiR Roles their lives thei
And she got sick. I dont know if it was a flu or whatever and was examined by a doctor who discovered. She was a woman and was discharged but the key thing is that they did just discharge her from the military. She got a pension probably the first woman in history to get a pension and in fact when when deborah passed away her husband petitioned the government for a spousal benefits which in fact he got regardlessly. He was dead by the time they granted it to him. But but its quite a story. She served as Robert Shirtleff another incredible character is dr. Mary walker. Dr. Mary walker was a surgeon trained in new york. The armys crying for surgeons, you know to come to help and take care of the sick and wounded. During the civil war so she comes and presents. Self but they dont want her. Why do you think because shes a woman she persisted though. In fact, she volunteered her services for some time finally through her persistent. She was they did hire her as a contract surgeon, and she s
Brother Mother And Father back in massachusetts. And your hometown the sterling massachusetts the small town 750 people outside of worcester, massachusetts about 40 miles from boston outside worcester. Uhhuh. What year was it . You went to vietnam. I was in vietnam 68 69. What was your sense of the Vietnam War before you decided to enter the military . Well, actually i didnt have much of a sense of it at all. The way i entered the military. Was that the Army Nurse Corps and the navy Nurse Corps came around to different Nursing Schools, and they had formulated the student Nurse Corps program, which was a narrow Tc Program because they needed nurses. And i wasnt old enough at the time to sign to go into the Army Nurse course, so i had to take the paper home. And only my father could sign the paper not my mother my father and i sat there with my irish father and i said daddy i need you to sign this because theyre going to pay for my last 18 months of training and plus if i wanted to they
Kenan research center. How old were you when you went to vietnam . I was 24. 24. What was your Family Status . I was married to my husband, al, who was also in the military. We went together and at home was my sister, brother, Mother And Father back in massachusetts. Your hometown . Massachusetts, small town, outside of worcester, massachusetts, about 40 miles from boston. Outside worcester. Uhhuh. What year it was you went to vietnam . I wases in vietnam 68 to 69. What was your sense of the Vietnam War before you decided to enter the military . Well, actually, i didnt have much of a sense of it at all. The way i entered the military was that the Army Nurse Corporation and the Navy Nurse Corps came around to different Nursing Schools, and they had formulated the student Nurse Corps program, which was an Rotc Program because they needed nurses. I wasnt old enough so i had to take the Paper Home and only my father could sign the paper. Not my mother, my father. I sat there with my irish