Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV
Narrated by actress Jane Lynch, "Her War, Her Story: World War II" tells the stories of more than two dozen women's experiences during the war. From members of the U.S. Women's Army Corps to the civilian witnesses to the war in Europe, this hour-long film shows how women were equal to men in patriotism, service and steadfastness in critical moments.
Her War, Her Story: World War II
Interviewees featured in the film include:
- U.S. Navy codebreaker Julia Parsons
- Women's Army Corps MP Lucia Amat
- Alba Thompson, aide to General Douglas MacArthur
- U.S. Army 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion members Anna Mae Robertson and Deloris Ruddock
- Auschwitz survivor Anna Arbeiter
- Blitz witness Gwendoline Patrino
- Cecile Pasquette Osmont, who lived behind Utah Beach on D-Day
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Virginia Davis working, World War II
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Riveter at work during World War II
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Women working on the P-51, World War II
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Female railway workers World War II
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Building a C-87 liberator, World War II
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Machining plane parts, World War II
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Woman operating a drill, World War II
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Women at work, World War II
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Pearl Harbor widows
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Woman checking electrical assemblies, World War II
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Woman painting an airplane, World War II
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World War II Navy Codebreakers
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Camouflage class, World War II
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Women at work, World War II
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Gender on the Home Front
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Women working with aluminum shells, World War II
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Instructor with high school students
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Wind tunnel test
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