Elizabeth Freeman: Trailblazer for Freedom

National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin helped establish the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park, ensuring that often-overlooked stories and voices of the war were preserved.

Explore the lasting legacy of Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Ranger who helped preserve the overlooked stories of World War II and ensured that diverse voices from the home front became part of America’s historical record.

Without their sister, Katharine, the Wright brothers may never have taken flight.

Researchers at the National Archives have found evidence that at least 250 women dressed as men to fight in the Civil War, some motivated by ideology, some by a taste for adventure and some by the need for a job.