gwb123 Posted October 3, 2021 Share #26 Posted October 3, 2021 I reached out to Jill Halcomb Smith, author of Dressed for Duty, Vols. 1 and 2. When asked if these were the "Hello Girls", her reply was: "Not Signal Corps “Hello Girls.” Probably members of one of the many volunteer organizations that existed during WWI, maybe even something like the National Service Schools." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share #27 Posted October 4, 2021 It seems we have narrowed this down to a photo of women attending the national first service school. Thanks to everyone in helping to come to a consensus on the photo. It seems that there is little info this school. Is their a decent website concerning them? THX Again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwb123 Posted October 4, 2021 Share #28 Posted October 4, 2021 I found these using a Google search for First National Service School: National Museum of American History: From satin to khaki: Women join the Military Preparedness Movement of 1916 https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/satin-khaki-women-join-military-preparedness-movement-1916 National Archives: https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2016/09/09/the-women-of-world-war-i-in-motion/ Local article from Colorado: https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2021/04/09/think-talk-and-work-patriotism Period account (Start at pg. 36) https://books.google.com/books?id=XW4-AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA40&lpg=RA1-PA40&dq=First+National+Service+School&source=bl&ots=7ju8Uhl4ZI&sig=ACfU3U2jv3IrFKhqBqn49ViIfMB0Drx_Mw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7k6mho7HzAhXbX80KHUWRA1o4ChDoAXoECBsQAw#v=onepage&q=First National Service School&f=false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share #29 Posted October 4, 2021 Thanks gwb123- I found this photo on one of the websites you noted- appears to be similar uniform and camp surroundings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mars&thunder Posted May 22, 2022 Share #30 Posted May 22, 2022 Here's a photo that I think fits with this topic on the National Service School topic. Seems to have a similar uniform, and the first image at the start of this topic shows at least one woman wearing rank on her sleeve. This image was taken in Richmond, VA. No date, no name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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teufelhund Posted November 13, 2023 Share #33 Posted November 13, 2023 The barrack of the Hello Girls in Chaumont France , Pershing's HQ. today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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