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Program on Women and World War I<SPAN class=912540414-06032009>, March
21</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">COLUMBIA, SC — On Saturday,
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"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date ls="trans" Month="3"
Day="21" Year="2009"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">March 21,
2009</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, the SC
Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is holding a women’s history program,
“Breaking Boundaries: Women and World War I.” This program will examine
the roles of women overseas and on the homefront and how their actions helped to
bring about change. Topics include the work of the Red Cross, women’s
roles in state organizations, and World War I and its impact on women’s
suffrage. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The program, which includes
a gallery tour, will begin at </SPAN><st1:time Minute="0" Hour="14"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2:00</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. Speakers include Dr.
Marjorie Spruill, University of South Carolina Professor of History, Elizabeth
West, </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">South Carolina
Archivist</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, and Kristina Dunn Johnson, the
museum’s Curator of History. Admission for the program, museum, and tour is
$5.00 age 18-61, $4.00 seniors and military, $2.00 age 13-17, and free for
children 12 and under. The program schedule is listed below.
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The story of women in the
Red Cross during in World War I is part of the museum's "Forgotten Stories:
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">South
Carolina</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Fights the Great War" exhibit,
which features Red Cross artifacts, including an overdress, hat, and
boots. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 321.6pt"><FONT
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate
Relic Room and </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Military</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Museum</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> is the oldest museum in the
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Columbia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> area. The museum focuses on
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">South
Carolina</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">’s
military history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on
Terror.</SPAN></FONT> </P>
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<P><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">PROGRAM
SCHEDULE<BR></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2:00 – Opening Remarks <BR>2:05 –
“American Women Nurses Overseas During World War I,” Kristina Dunn Johnson
(Curator of History)<BR>2:35 – 5 Minute Break<BR>2:40 – “Avenues of
Feminine Patriotism in World War I South Carolina,” Elizabeth C. West
(University of SC Archivist) <BR>3:10 – 10 Minute Break<BR>3:20 – “Victory
at Home and Abroad: World War I and the Final Push for Woman Suffrage,” Marjorie
J. Spruill, PhD (University of SC History Professor) <BR>3:50 – Closing
Remarks<BR>4:00 – Tour of World War I Exhibit Gallery, Kristina Dunn Johnson
(Curator of History)</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>