Women Protecting US
Some Heroes Never Step on the Battlefield

They are mothers, sisters, daughters, wives, and friends: While formal military status for US women began in May of 1942, women have always borne the burden of military conflict. Often unrecognized, their contributions paved the way for the legions of women who serve today as equals to men in our armed forces.

Now, their stories are being discovered and retold at Battleship Cove. As your official memorial to 9/11, World War II and the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars, Battleship Cove is dedicated to acknowledging the contributions of women veterans. Home to the largest oral history collection in the Commonwealth, Battleship Cove seeks your perspectives on the events that continue to shape our generation.

Women Protecting US, a new exhibit planned at Battleship Cove, will represent Southern New England’s first in-depth documentation of women’s military contributions to America. Professionally designed by artist Laurie Carlson, this provocative, permanent exhibition will chronicle how women in the military perform valuable duties, and how women on the home front preserve the fabric of our nation while soldiers and sailors fight overseas.

This exhibit will establish Battleship Cove an educational resource in the field of women’s military history. If you are interested in being interviewed for the Veterans’ Voices Oral History Project, or if you would like to loan or donate memorabilia to the “Women Protecting US” exhibit on board Battleship Massachusetts, or if you are interested in becoming an individual or corporate sponsor of this new exhibit, please contact the museum.