Rosie's Mom: Forgotten Women of the First World War

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Rosie's Mom: The Forgotten Women of the Frist World War

With historian and author Carrie Brown

{This program is made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities "Humanities to Go" program.}

One hundred years ago, a full generation before Rosie the Riveter, American women rolled up their sleeves and entered war industries where they had never been welcome before. They ran powerful machinery, learned new skills, and faced the sullen hostility of the men in the shops. In this illustrated lecture, historian Carrie Brown reveals their courage and their hard work, asks what impact "the Great War" had on their lives, and explores how these women helped shape the work that their more famous daughters would do in the next World War.

Carrie Brown holds a Ph.D. in American Literature and Folklore from the University of Virginia. She is an independent scholar who also works as a freelance history curator for museums in New England. She has developed exhibitions for museums, visitors' centers, and historic sites on a wide range of topics, including industrial history, transportation, and the Civil War. The author of two books and many articles and exhibit catalogs, Brown delights in finding connections between ordinary people and momentous historic events.