Talk & Open House: "Military Mapping Maidens of WWII" Exhibit
Friday, 27 September, 2024
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10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Library
1st Floor / Garden Room
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Join us for an Open House from 10-11:30 am to view the Military Mapping Maidens exhibit and meet distinguished alumni Bea McPherson, '43. Dr. Judith Tyner, Professor Emerita at California State University Long Beach, and the McPherson Family will give a talk on the contributions and legacy of these mapmakers from 1-2:30 pm in the Library's Garden Room.
MILITARY MAPPING MAIDENS Of WORLD WAR II
When America went to war, 224 young women across the country answered a unique call to serve. They left the college classroom and went to work in a Washington D.C. war room. Armed with contour pens and India ink, they drew the lines to Allied victory.