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SUMMARY:Pop-Up Museum: 4th WAAC Training Center
DESCRIPTION:Pop-Up Museum: 4th WAAC Training Center\n\nSaturday February 15\, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM\, 1:00 PM Talk\n\nFort Devens Museum\, 94 Jackson Road\, Devens\, MA\n\n"The 4th WAAC Training Center at Fort Devens" is a traveling exhibit created by 3-5-0 Girls.\n\nFeaturing original WWII uniforms and personal effects from women who served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (later known as the Women's Army Corps)\, this exhibit will be coming to the Fort Devens Museum on February 15\, 2025.\n\nIn early 1943 the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was rapidly growing and more training centers\n\nwere needed. The Army announced in February 1943 that the 4th WAAC training center would\n\nbe at Fort Devens\; it would eventually become one of the nine training centers for the WAAC.\n\nThe exhibit will be open from 10:00 am   3:00 pm with a lecture at 1:00 by 3-5-0 Girls Executive Director Mel Bloom. The lecture will cover the development of the Women's Army Corps\, the transition to the Women's Army Corps\, and life at Fort Devens.\n\nThis lecture is part of the 3-5-0 Girls 2025 lecture series "She Served Here" focusing on\n\nwomen's military history in New England.\n\nThe Fort Devens Museum is located on the 3rd floor of 94 Jackson Road\, Devens\, and is wheelchair accessible. This program is free and open to the public. \n\nAbout 3-5-0 Girls:\n\n3-5-0 Girls is an educational group with the mission of "bridging the gap." We believe women\n\nveterans belong in museums. And school curriculums. And history books. We want to make\n\ntheir stories and women's military history accessible to anyone. Our mission is not simply to\n\ncollect the history of women in the military\, our mission is to present it\, to share their legacy and ensure their heroic service to our nation is not forgotten. Our mission is to make it visible\n\nthrough living history\, lectures and presentations\, consulting and content creation\, and the 3-5-0 traveling exhibit.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="color:#818285\;"><span style="font-family:helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:16.5pt\;">Pop-Up Museum: 4th WAAC Training Center</span></span></span><br />\n<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">Saturday February 15\, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM\, 1:00 PM Talk<br />\nFort Devens Museum\, 94 Jackson Road\, Devens\, MA</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">&ldquo\;The 4th WAAC Training Center at Fort Devens&rdquo\; is a traveling exhibit created by 3-5-0 Girls.<br />\nFeaturing original WWII uniforms and personal effects from women who served in the Women&rsquo\;s Army Auxiliary Corps (later known as the Women&rsquo\;s Army Corps)\, this exhibit will be coming to the Fort Devens Museum on February 15\, 2025.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">In early 1943 the Women&rsquo\;s Army Auxiliary Corps was rapidly growing and more training centers<br />\nwere needed. The Army announced in February 1943 that the 4th WAAC training center would<br />\nbe at Fort Devens\; it would eventually become one of the nine training centers for the WAAC.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">The exhibit will be open from 10:00 am &ndash\; 3:00 pm with a lecture at 1:00 by 3-5-0 Girls Executive Director Mel Bloom. The lecture will cover the development of the Women&rsquo\;s Army Corps\, the transition to the Women&rsquo\;s Army Corps\, and life at Fort Devens.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">This lecture is part of the 3-5-0 Girls 2025 lecture series &ldquo\;She Served Here&rdquo\; focusing on<br />\nwomen&rsquo\;s military history in New England.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">The Fort Devens Museum is located on the 3<sup>rd</sup> floor of 94 Jackson Road\, Devens\, and is wheelchair accessible. This program is free and open to the public. </span></span></span><br />\n<strong><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;"><a href="https://threefiveohgirls.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue\;">About 3-5-0 Girls</span></a>:</span></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.5pt\;">3-5-0 Girls is an educational group with the mission of &ldquo\;bridging the gap.&rdquo\; We believe women<br />\nveterans belong in museums. And school curriculums. And history books. We want to make<br />\ntheir stories and women&rsquo\;s military history accessible to anyone. Our mission is not simply to<br />\ncollect the history of women in the military\, our mission is to present it\, to share their legacy and ensure their heroic service to our nation is not forgotten. Our mission is to make it visible<br />\nthrough living history\, lectures and presentations\, consulting and content creation\, and the 3-5-0 traveling exhibit.</span></span></span>
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