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Georgia Finley writes to her mother about the French Independence Day celebrations. She talks about visiting a French abbey, a French castle, Jean Rousseau's former home, and Mt. Blanc. She also writes about visiting the garden of a "Boston heiress…

Georgia Finley writes to her mother after returning from vacation, telling her "I have been busy visiting the hospitals with the mess officer and looking over some work which we expect to begin soon." Georgia writes, "There is no telling when I shall…

Georgia, at the end of the first page of this letter, writes "It almost makes me wish I were back in the states… but then I wouldn't give up this work here at present unless they made me until at least the end of my year - Dec. 2." Georgia is…

Georgia Finley writes that "We are, however, not busy at present but no telling what it will be by the time this reaches you. Louie writes that you are much encouraged by the news from the front - so are we all and we hope it will be continued until…

Georgia Finley writes that "We are busy again and everyone happy to be useful - about equally divided between surgical and medical cases. You are getting the encouraging news from the front. Far off Bulgaria seems to be the first to lead in the peace…

Georgia writes home with joy after the armistice: "Well it is all over! What joy! The news was officially given out during the morning. First indirectly that troops stationed near here and ready to go to the front were ordered not to go as no more…

An idea of what overseas war work was like for women can be derived from this letter.

Marion Watts writes about her time in France, discussing her work for the Y.M.C.A.

An anonymous canteen worker writes home about her experiences, commenting that "Good heavens, it drives me mad when I stop to think of what we as a nation could do, what we have done and what is left to be done. You people in the States have no more…

This list sets forth the requirements for service with the Y.M.C.A.

A corporal writes a flowery letter to a canteen worker.

Addison T. Thomas, quoting Kathryn Carlisle, a woman working at the front, describes the "blessed men" of the American army and commends their virtue and fortitude.

An anonymous writer discusses the need for women committed to work overseas. He writes in startlingly unflattering terms about World War I nurses: "We need thousands of trained nurses, but have a plethora of fat, ungainly, slovenly women and anaemic,…

Attitudes about French and German soldiers are presented in this article, written by an anonymous author. The author also provides an interesting description of air raids in France during the war.

This picture was taken of Janet Greig Post when she was a student at Knox College in 1894.