A report on National League for Women's Service
United States civilian volunteer organisation formed in January 1917 to provide stateside war services such as feeding, caring for and transporting soldiers, veterans and war workers and was described as "America's largest and most remarkable war emergency organization."
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Edna Owen
1 linksAmerican suffragist probably best known for her contributions to the training of female wireless operators in the US during World War I.
American suffragist probably best known for her contributions to the training of female wireless operators in the US during World War I.
She was the director of the wireless training course run by the National League for Women's Service at Hunter College, New York; trained female wireless operators at the YWCA in New York City; and was a founder and chairman of the Women's Radio Corps.
Women's Radio Corps
1 linksEstablished by Edna Owen (generally credited under her husband's name, Mrs Herbert Sumner Owen) and an advisory council during World War I.
Established by Edna Owen (generally credited under her husband's name, Mrs Herbert Sumner Owen) and an advisory council during World War I.
The activities of the Corps converged with the wartime wireless activities and training of the National League for Women's Service whose training classes were directed by Owen.
Women's Reserve Camouflage Corps
0 linksSpecialized unit of American women artists formed during World War I to design and test camouflage techniques for the military.
Specialized unit of American women artists formed during World War I to design and test camouflage techniques for the military.
Women participating in the program, which was sponsored through the National League for Women's Service, were volunteers and paid their own expenses.