Touring exhibition first launched on the Nationwide World Struggle II Museum in New Orleans.
“Our Struggle Too: Ladies in Service” offers credit score to the greater than 350,000 ladies who volunteered to serve throughout World Struggle II. The touring exhibition is on show at Atlanta Historical past Heart by means of August 2026. (Courtesy of Nationwide WWII Museum)
When Ruth Primm approached the senior curator and director of curatorial affairs for the Nationwide World Struggle II Museum, Kimberly Guise, after a presentation at Atlanta Historical past Heart, she did so with tears in her eyes. Her voice cracked.
“Thanks,” the 71-year-old Atlantan stated, shaking Guise’s hand. “It’s extra necessary than ever that we protect ladies’s navy historical past.”
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Atlanta Historical past Heart president F. Sheffield Hale welcomes friends on the member opening of “Our Struggle Too: Ladies in Service” on Oct. 13, 2025. (Danielle Charbonneau/AJC)
Reactions and reflections
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Greater than 200 artifacts, starting from navy uniforms to non-public results, advertising and marketing, pictures, letters, scrap books and interactive audio recordings will be seen on the Atlanta Historical past Heart by means of August 2026. (Courtesy of Nationwide WWII Museum)
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Crafting the storyline
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An extended show of navy uniforms worn by ladies in WWII is a cornerstone of the exhibition. Every uniform represented a special department of service ladies volunteered for. (Courtesy of Nationwide WWII Museum)
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Guests communicate with an interactive AI video of a WWII veteran. The expertise is a part of “Our Struggle Too: Ladies in Service.” (Courtesy of Atlanta Historical past Heart)
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A girl created this trendy night robe utilizing only a navy parachute. (Danielle Charbonneau/AJC)
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A digital scrapbook was created utilizing actual images, letters and memorabilia donated to the Nationwide WWII Museum. Behind the digital model is an precise scrapbook utilized by a lady who served in WWII. (Danielle Charbonneau/AJC)
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Should you go
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Danielle Charbonneau is a reporter with The Atlanta Journal-Structure.
