United States Army Women's Museum

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United States Army Women's Museum
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Location within Virginia
Former name
Women's Army Corps Museum
Established1955 (1955)
Location Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia
Coordinates 37°14′36″N77°20′46″W / 37.24333°N 77.34611°W / 37.24333; -77.34611
Type Military museum
Website awm.army.mil

The United States Army Women's Museum is an educational institution located in Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. [1] It provides exhibits and information related to the role of women in the United States Army, especially the Women's Army Corps. [2] It is the only museum in the world dedicated to the women of the United States Army. [3]

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History

The museum was originally established in 1955 as the Women's Army Corps Museum in Fort McClellan, Alabama. [4] In 1961, the museum was renamed to the Edith Nourse Rogers Museum in honour of the woman who introduced the bill which established the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in 1942. It was renamed back to the Women’s Army Corps Museum in 1977. [3] When Fort McClellan closed in 1999, the museum was relocated to Fort Lee and reopened in 2001 as the U.S. Army Women's Museum. [5] [6] In November 2013, the museum became the site of the first statue of a female soldier on a US Army installation. [7]

One of the current and ongoing projects of the museum is the collection of oral histories of women who have served in the Army. The museum currently has over 100 histories in its collection and continues to gather oral histories from female servicemembers. [8]

The mission of the U.S. Army Women's Museum is to collect, preserve, research, exhibit and interpret historically significant properties related to service of women across all branches and organizations of the United States Army from inception to present day. A secondary purpose of the museum will be to support military training and education of women through its exhibitions, publications, educational programs, and outreach activities.

In 2024, the museum created an online archive called Digital Collections which is accessible to the public. [9] The museum is supported by the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation [10] and the non profit "Friends of the Army Women’s Museum Association". [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bradford, Tracy H. (2023). "The U.S. Army Women's Museum". Army History (126): 26–29. ISSN   1546-5330.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Army Women's Museum | AMERICAN HERITAGE". www.americanheritage.com. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  3. 1 2 "US Army Women's Museum". www.virginia.org. Archived from the original on 2025-06-20. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Army Women's Museum - Fort Gregg-Adams - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  5. ↑ "History of the Museum". United States Army Women's Museum. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Bradford, Tracy H. (2023). "The U.S. Army Women's Museum". Army History (126): 26–29. ISSN   1546-5330.
  7. ↑ Bell, T. Anthony. "'Lt. FAWMA' -- Army Women's Museum unveils one-of-kind statue of female Soldier". The Official Homepage of the US Army. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "United States Army Women's Museum". Collecting Oral History. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "U.S. Army Women's Museum creates historic online archive for public use". DVIDS. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  10. ↑ "Army Women's Foundation – Honor ~ Empower ~ Connect" . Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  11. ↑ "Friends Of The Army Womens Museum Association - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2025-09-23.


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