Welcome to the U.S. Army Women's Museum

The U.S. Army Women's Museum serves as an educational institution, providing military history training and instruction to soldiers, veterans and the civilian community. The Museum has one of the most comprehensive and expansive collections in the world of primary and secondary documents pertaining to the history of U.S. Army women. The museum is the custodian and repository of artifacts and archival material pertaining to the service of women across all branches and organizations of the U.S. Army from inception to the present day. The museum collects, preserves, manages, interprets and exhibits these unique artifacts as a means to provide training and educational outreach.

Museum has been busy creating new programs for Soldiers. The content is branch specific and provides interesting and relevant heritage training for all ranks.

The Museum has developed several different programs designed to be interactive, interesting and relevant for Soldiers of every rank. Our education programs are 1 hour in length and include an interactive, hands-on element and a guided gallery tour. We have museum programs designed specifically for various branches of the Army. You will have the opportunity to learn about the history of Army women in specific fields. We also provide programs from any time period of interest: American Revolution, Civil War, World War I or World War II. You will learn about how the Army has evolved and about the changing role of women. Watch as the story of people's experiences are brought alive right in front of you and enjoy handling objects from past times. We are not only "women's history" we are "Army history!" For more information or to book your program now, call the museum at 804-734-4327.

The Army Women's Museum is on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/usarmywomensmuseum

Thanks to everyone who helped us to find over 1,000 friends. We are working towards 1,500 now!

The Friends of the Army Women's Museum Association has a new website. Click here--FAWMA-- to find them.

Information on the History of Women in the Army

If you are looking for information on the history of Women in the Army then visit the museum's AKO Knowledge Center. You will find several resources: photos, special topics, posters, a History of Women in the Army Power Point briefing and much, much more. Type in Army Women's Museum in the AKO Homepage Search box or click the site URL: https://www.us.army.mil/suite/kc/8420013. Or contact the museum at 804-734-4327 to ask for a copy of it.

Visit the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute at www.deom.org for additional information on Equal Opportunity and Equal Employment Opportunity training. The site has many resources.

Exciting New Film Chronicles the Last Few Days of the 24th Evac Hospital in Saigon, Vietnam.

Chris McIntyre, former Marine and Vietnam Veteran, wrote and produced a poignant, moving, visually stimulating and historically accurate film about the experience of members of the 24th Evacuation Hospital in the last few week in Vietnam. Titled "21 And A Wakeup," it is the first war movie filmed in Vietnam since the end of U.S. involvement there. The film has been screened in numerous installations across the country. Visit the movie's website by clicking 21 And A Wakeup.

The Museum's policy on responding to inquiries that ask "Who Was The First?"

We are often asked who was the “first” to do this, the “first” assigned to do that, the “oldest,” “youngest” etc. These are questions that we are unable to answer, unless it is a case of known fact in the U.S. Army. Therefore, as a matter of policy, the U.S. Army Women’s Museum will not sanction any claim of “firsts, etc.”

The Museum has over 1.5 million documents in its archives and we continue to collect additional data every day. We are sorry that we do not have the resources to research these difficult type of questions and thus, we cannot provide a definitive answer about a "first."

AWM Introduction Video
CLICK HERE for a 2- minute video providing an introduction to the U.S. Army Women's Museum exhibits, mission, with highlights of women's contributions to the U.S. Army. (If you cannot view the             video or you would like a copy of it, right click the movie camera icon and do a "save as" to your             computer).

For queries and specific questions on museum services write:
U.S. Army Women's Museum, 2100 A Avenue, Fort Lee, VA 23801
usarmy.lee.tradoc.mbx.leee-awmweb@mail.mil

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This page was last updated on: August 20, 2012