Author: VIETNAM WOMEN'S MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
Title: Celebration of Patriotism and Courage Dedication of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, November 10-12, 1993
Description: Washington, D. C.: Unknown, 1993. First Edition (?). Paperback. B & W and Color & maps; 8 1/2 x 11; 82+ pages; Stapled wraps has light shelf wear, rubbing, and a few pages have a slight corner crease. Pages are clean and tight. 82 numbered pages, remainder are people who sponsored the memorial. Extensively illustrated with color and b/w photos, drawings, maps. The memorial was first broached by Diane Carlson Evans, RN, who served in Vitenam. Together, with Rodger M. Drodin, a noted Minnesota sculptor, they created a statue of a female veteran. Evans is also the Chair and Founder of the committee, writing the introduction to the dedication program. As well as women in the military it covers women journalists, American Red Cross, USO and the process for getting congressional authorization. Impressive program for an exciting, and long overdue, memorial to the women who served in Vietnam.. Very Good+ .

Keywords: Women in the Military; Women Activists; Vietnam War; Military Nurses; War Correspondents; American Red Cross; American History; Indochina; Legislative History; Women/Womens' History Medicine/Health/Health Care Cultural History History American History Art