Women of WWII
They were at Normandy Beach, Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Japanese Internments Camps, the Battle of the Bulge, and here on the home front, as women who earned their place in history during World War II. ”During the War Women Went to Work” is a new award winning documentary (Silver Telly ®) that focuses on the personal stories of the women of Washington State during WWII.
Many have heard about women pilots or Rosie the Riveters, but few realize how many other roles women took on during the war. The new roles they took on dramatically changed the world for the women of today.
In 1995 a group of Washington State Veterans wanted to be able to tell their stories in their own words before they passed away. Their intent was never to glorify war, but instead to try to help educate future generations so that history does not repeat itself. The results of their efforts are two national award winning documentaries, 300 hours of interviews, an educational website www.WWIIhistoryclass.com , lesson plans, and an amazing personal record of a part of Washington State’s history.
Although most of the original group of veterans, and many of the interviewees have passed away, their stories will live on forever. As a part of the final phase of this project 3,000 copies of this new documentary are being made available for free to Washington state schools, including private schools and home schools, during the spring and summer of 2007. The Washington State Legislature provided the funding for this distribution..
“I have been so lucky and honored to be able to work on this project.” Said Karl Schmidt, Executive Director of Bristol Productions, located in Olympia, Wash. “This group of veterans came to us with their dream of creating a documentary and educational materials. They trusted us to tell their personal stories, and they asked us to make sure they don’t just end up on a shelf somewhere. That is what I am doing today: working to make sure that teachers, students, librarians, and family members know that all of this out there for them to use.”
20.01.2008. 12:36
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