WASHINGTON — In 2019, WUSA9 first sat down with Raya Kenney, a then-17-year-old teenager with a big idea. She wanted to build a memorial in D.C., honoring the women who stepped up to work when men ...

Waris boiling thousands of miles away, but the family on the home front needs to eat, so what to make for dinner? How about some Ladies’ Aid Salad with Limas Fort McArthur? Or maybe a Victory ...

When the United States entered World War II in 1941, women suddenly took on pivotal roles supporting America’s war effort, whether working on the factory floor, manning USO centers or enlisting in the ...

The Elmhurst History Museum’s new exhibit, “Victory at Home: 1941 – 1945,” will explore the national efforts by ordinary citizens to support the military and the U.S. war effort during World War II.

“Without the home front, there would have been no war front.” Generations who fought in World War II and those who stayed home to participate in rationing programs, wartime supply production, or food ...

When Dorothy Lehman was called home from a friend’s house on Dec. 7, 1941, the then-13-year-old Pottsville girl could not have imagined she was on the cusp of history. “My parents and grandparents ...

RICHMOND — Even as the historic contributions of women and others during World War II are under threat of being erased by the Trump administration’s anti-DEI policies, many still plan to gather for ...