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“The Hello Girls” Documentary Screening
March 16 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
For Women’s History Month, Celebrate the passing of the legislation (December 2024) awarding the Hello Girls the Congressional Gold Medal.
**Due to seating limitations, this event requires tickets. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-hello-girls-documentary-screening-tickets-1232944924459?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Join us on Sunday, March 16, for a special documentary showing at the Military Women’s Memorial. Executive Producer James Theres will join us to provide remarks and for Q&A.
In 1918, the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France as telephone operators to help win the Great War. They swore Army oaths, wore uniforms, held rank, and were subject to military justice. By war’s end, they had connected over 26 million calls and were recognized by General John J. Pershing for their service. When they returned home, the U.S. government told them they were never soldiers. For 60 years, they fought their own government for recognition. In 1977, with the help of Sen. Barry Goldwater and Congresswoman Lindy Boggs, they won. Unfortunately, only a handful were still alive.
”The Hello Girls” documentary, by executive producer James William Theres, is told through 100-year old letters, photos, rare archival footage, the only known audio of a real Hello Girl, and interviews with family and historians, the “Hello Girls” brings to life a story that was stuck in the nooks and crannies of American history.
In 2018, US Senators Jon Tester from Montana and Dean Heller from Nevada introduced legislation to award the women the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
In December 2024, legislation awarding the Hello Girls the Congressional Gold Medal finally passed.
