Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

The Federal Civil Defense Administration estimated that 70 percent of the volunteers in the nation’s civil defense program were women. From auxiliary police officers and block wardens to nurses and communications specialists, women of all ages and backgrounds participated in the nation’s civil defense during the early Cold War, when many believed an atomic attack by the Soviet Union was a probability, not a possibility. This presentation looks at the many ways women helped to protect the home front.