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Archivist Dawn Letson Retires from Woman’s Collection at Texas Woman’s University |
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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 18:17 |
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 On June 30, 2010, Dawn Letson retired after twenty years working as the Coordinator of Special Collections in the Woman’s Collection at Texas Woman’s University (TWU) in Denton, Texas. The Woman’s Collection was started in 1932 collecting biographies of great women at the request of then university president Dr. Louis H. Hubbard for “role models” for the students. In relation to women in aviation, the collection is the official depository for the Women AirForce Service Pilots (WASP), the Women Military Aviators (WMA), the Whirly-Girls, Ninety-Nines, the Mercury 13 (women aviators in 1961 who passed astronaut tests and qualifications but were never selected), the British Air Transport Auxiliary (World War II female ferry pilots) and the Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance.
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Dawn attended TWU beginning in 1968. Later transferring to Brigham Young University (BYU) and graduating in 1973, Dawn became a teacher and worked in Idaho, Georgia and New Mexico. In 1978, she returned to BYU to earn a graduate degree in Library Science. Working part time in the Special Collections library there she “fell in love with archival work.” |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 September 2010 18:25 |
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VA Center for Women Veterans |
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Saturday, 04 September 2010 10:12 |
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Have you been to this website? The VA opened it this past July, and it appears to represent a decent clearinghouse of historical news, upcoming events, and health information. By appearances, it's questionable how often the site is updated, but it's worth a look. Stop by www1.va.gov/womenvet/ and check it out! |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 04 September 2010 14:39 |
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First woman takes helm of U.S. carrier strike group |
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Saturday, 28 August 2010 18:40 |
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Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, Rear Admiral Nora Tyson becomes the first female strike group commander 
For complete story, check the link here from Hampton Roads Military. Nora's full biography can be found here. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 04 September 2010 14:39 |
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Academy Women Holds Annual Symposium, September 2010 |
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 07:53 |
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The Seventh Annual AcademyWomen Fall Leadership Symposium will be held September 24-26 September, 2010 at the Women in Military Service for America (WIMSA) Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. AcademyWomen hosts leadership events to inspire, inform and connect all current, future and former women military officers from all the military services regardless of commissioning source.
The theme for the 2010 symposium is “Coming to the Edge: Finding Your Wings.” The theme "Coming to the Edge" speaks to moving beyond the boundaries of our comfort zones, to propel us further in our professional, personal and emotional growth to attain seemingly unreachable heights and to overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 04 September 2010 14:41 |
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New Viriginia Historical Markers to Rise |
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Monday, 12 July 2010 09:47 |
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 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The achievements of women are a big part of new historical markers approved for roads and highways across Virginia.
Four of 10 new markers honor the contributions of individual women and organizations founded by women who helped shape U.S. and Virginia history. The new markers recognize women involved in early voting rights efforts, as well as the nation's first women pilots and a leader in the civil rights movement.
The Virginia highway marker program began in 1927 with the installation of the first historical markers along U.S. Route 1 and is believed to be the oldest such program in the nation. More than 2,100 official markers dot the state. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 12 July 2010 09:51 |
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