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Archivist Dawn Letson Retires from Woman’s Collection at Texas Woman’s University |
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Written by Barb Garwood
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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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VA Center for Women Veterans |
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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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Academy Women Holds Annual Symposium, September 2010 |
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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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First woman takes helm of U.S. carrier strike group |
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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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Normandy, Land of Sacrifices, Land of Freedom |
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Written by Asma Donia Chahib
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Introduction by Bernice Falk Haydu: Our French Connection The Band of Brothers was started six years ago by Christelle Zuccolotto, a French English Professor for the 8th grade, to make them aware of the contributions of the British, American, and Canadian soldiers during WWII. Each year she selects up to five persons to be interviewed by the students. By email and postal service she has her students ask questions in English. The response is in English, which they then transcribe into French. In addition she takes her class to Normandy for the Anniversary of D-Day celebration, thanks to donated funds. In 2009 I participated as a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot of WWII). Christelle took 45 students to the 65th anniversary of D-Day at Omaha and Normandy beaches, and asked each student to write about the experience. One student, Asma Donia Chahib, wrote an especially heart rendering essay (quoted below) which won second place. |
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