World War II
Uncle Sam Wants You, Too
As I’ve mentioned before, in the course of working on Sigrid Schultz’s life, I’ve made an effort to track down women whose names appear in her correspondence.* I’ve found some interesting stories in the process. I was scanning the Chicago Tribune looking for information on a woman named Ann (or Anne) Bruyere, who was reportedly…
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Constance Harvey Indulges in a Bit of Monkey Business
Constance Ray Harvey was an American Foreign Service Officer at the beginning of World War II—one of the first women to hold that position.* She was assigned to the U.S. Consulate in Lyon, in Vichy France, in January 1941. Once there, she used her position as Vice Consul to gather information and smuggle it out…
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From the Archives: Road Trip Through History–The American Cemetery
It is Memorial Day here in the United States: a time to remember soldiers fallen in our country’s service. Instead of writing a new post on the subject, I’ve chosen to share this post from 2016. * * * People often visit the English Cemetery* when they go to Florence. The final resting place of…
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