1918 to 1920

New York, New York

Women, World War I

Ida Clyde Clarke’s American Women and the World War pays homage to the everyday heroism that women during the first World War conveyed. Written in 1918, Clarke clearly explains that she plans, with this publication, to “permanently record the greatest massed effort of women the world has ever known” [1]. It is clear that Clarke feels that these great women go under-appreciated, hence why she...