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Kelly with fellow command sergeants major during her promotion to Women's Army Corps command sergeant major.

Photo of Marcella Hayes, originally printed in Ebony Magazine in 1980.

Uniform worn by Charity Adams Earley, the first African American officer in the Women's Army Auxillary Corps (WAAC), later Women's Army Corps (WAC) and Commander of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the first battalion of African…

US Postage stamp, 13c, honoring Harriet Tubman's contribution to Black Heritage, issued by the US Postal Service.

Mary McLeod Bethune Black Heritage, US Postage Stamp, 22c,1 985

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, educator, civil rights activist, community organizer, public policy advisor, public health advocate and presidential advisor, was instrumental in mobilizing…

Photograph of Gladys (Thomas) Anderson

In 1942, Charity (Adams) Earley became the first Black commissioned officer in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), later the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). In 1944, the WAC selected Earley commanding officer of the 6888th Central Postal Directory…

Three years before Rosa Parks stood up to discrimination by sitting down on an Alabama bus in 1955, Women’s Army Corps (WAC) Private First Class Sarah Keys refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Heading home to Washington, North…

Born in Jamaica, Jeanine (McIntosh) Menze grew up watching airplanes fly into Kingston International Airport. Ignited early on with a deep love of flying, she earned various flying certifications while in college. After school, Menze applied for…

Esther Gleaton joined the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in 1966, because it offered her opportunity to travel beyond her Atlanta, Georgia, hometown and made her eligible to receive the G.I. Bill for college. She needed her parent’s permission, which they…