From left to right: Anna Holman, Julia Collier, Katherine Shortall, and Mary Burrage.

From left to right: Anna Holman, Julia Collier, Katherine Shortall, and Mary Burrage.

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Burrage, Mary Ursula, 1892-1927
Holman, Anna Eveleth, 1892-1969
Shortall, Katherine
Collier, Julia Bryant
Radcliffe College. Alumnae Association. War Work Committee
Radcliffe College--Alumni and alumnae
Croix-Rouge française
Clothing and dress
Group portraits
Hats
Neckties
Organizations
Reconstruction (1914-1939)
Red Cross
Shoes (footwear)
Uniforms
Voyages and travels
Women
World War, 1914-1918
women
women's studies
American
photo archives
women's rights
feminism
history

Inscription: Verso: [postmarked Buzy, Meuse] [See individual photos for captions.], Inscription: Verso: [in ink:] June 19 {1919} [in ink:] We have another better one which I will put in an envelope. Hot day. Guess how I've spent it? Sewing dresses for confirmation! [illegible] sh. skirts [illegible] got to waists yet, six in all. [addressed to:] Mrs S.W. Holman, Ferry Hall, Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.A. [stamped:] UNION DES FEMMES DE FRANCE ET VILLAGE RECONSTITUE. POST DISPENSAIRE RENAISSANCE DES FOYERS. BUZY, Not in RLIN or HOLLIS., Not in RLIN. History note from HOLLIS (for MC291): Science teacher (Radcliffe, A.B., 1914; Harvard Graduate School of Education, Ed.M., 1928), Holman was head (April 1919-May 1920) of the Radcliffe Unit in France established by the Radcliffe Alumnae Association War Work Committee to help with the reconstruction of French villages after World War I. Members of the unit were drivers and nurses aides for the French Red Cross. Holman was stationed at Buzy. From 1921 to 1952, she taught at the Winsor School in Boston., Not in RLIN. History note from HOLLIS (her mss. collection): Social worker, (Radcliffe College, B.A., 1914, Simmons College, School of Social Work), Burrage worked at various Boston social service agencies. She joined the Radcliffe Unit established by the Radcliffe Alumnae Association War Work Committee. Its members were drivers and aides to the French Red Cross, from April 1919 to May 1920, during reconstruction efforts in French villages in the aftermath of World War I. Burrage was stationed with the Union des Femmes de France, Poste Dispensaire in Vermand, Aisne., Radcliffe College, Class of 1912. Not in RLIN.

n.d. (circa 1919-1920)

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Photograph Number: MC291-18-8, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University), Data From: The Schlesinger History of Women in America Collection, Folder Number: 18, Folder Title: The Radcliffe Unit: AEH to mother, Lydia Newman Holman: Postcards, May 1919-April 1920, Collection Number: MC291, Collection Name: Holman, Anna Eveleth, 1892-1969, Collection Title: Papers, 1912-1968 (inclusive), 1917-1924 (bulk)

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