An inside look at the historian’s craft and American women’s roles in World War I

Have you ever wondered how historians transform the primary source materials they find in archives into a book? If so, check out the recording of historian (and friend of the Doughboy Foundation) Allison S. Finkelstein‘s November “Made at the Library” webinar with the Library of Congress. During this program, historians with the Library’s Manuscript Division interviewed Finkelstein about how she scoured their collections for sources that revealed American women’s creative approach to commemoration after World War I. These sources became critical components of Finkelstein‘s book, Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials: How American Women Commemorated the Great War, 1917-1945.

The webinar provides an inside look at the historian’s craft while highlighting some of the key topics in the book such as American women’s roles in World War I, veteran activism, unconventional World War I memorials, and the plight of recognized female veterans like the Hello Girls.

Watch the webinar recording here: Forgotten Veterans, Invisible Memorials with Allison Finkelstein – YouTube

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