Minnesota's Greatest Generation

WAC induction, Minneapolis Auditorium; Eleanor Roosevelt is pres

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt took a strong position in support of women in the military during World War II. In this photograph, she is welcoming young Minnesota women into the Women's Army Corps (WAC) at the Minneapolis Auditorium.

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1943
Identifer: location E448.21 r4

WAC induction, Minneapolis Auditorium; Eleanor Roosevelt is pres