The OWLS Podcast
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The OWLS Podcast
AW Book Club with Dr Lena Andrews - June 9, 2026
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VALIANT WOMEN is the story of the 350,000 American women who served in uniform during World War II. These incredible women served in every service branch, in every combat theater, and in nearly two-thirds of the available military occupations at the time. They were pilots, codebreakers, ordnance experts, gunnery instructors, metalsmiths, chemists, translators, parachute riggers, truck drivers, radarmen, pigeon trainers, and much more.
LENA ANDREWS is the author of Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II and an Associate Research Professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy.
Shout outs during the episode:
Learn about Lena: University of Maryland and Author
Dr Margaret Chung, WWII Hero
Recording veteran stories: Library of Congress Veteran History Project and Women's Military Memorial
Upcoming AW Events to include the Sept 17 Career Coaching Workshop
Mystics We Salute Her event July 16: