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http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2013/02/eleanor-roosevelt-and-the-soviet-sniper/Eleanor Roosevelt and the Soviet Sniper
Lyudmila Pavlichenko arrived in Washington, D.C., in late 1942 as little more than a curiosity to the press, standing awkwardly beside her translator in her Soviet Army uniform. She spoke no English, but her mission was obvious. As a battle-tested and highly decorated lieutenant in the Red Armys 25th Rifle Division, Pavlichenko had come on behalf of the Soviet High Command to drum up American support for a second front in Europe. Joseph Stalin desperately wanted the Western Allies to invade the continent, forcing the Germans to divide their forces and relieve some of the pressure on Soviet troops.
She visited with President Franklin Roosevelt, becoming the first Soviet citizen to be welcomed at the White House. Afterward, Eleanor Roosevelt asked the Ukranian-born officer to accompany her on a tour of the country and tell Americans of her experiences as a woman in combat. Pavlichenko was only 25, but she had been wounded four times in battle. She also happened to be the most successful and feared female sniper in history, with 309 confirmed kills to her creditthe majority German soldiers. She readily accepted the first ladys offer.
She visited with President Franklin Roosevelt, becoming the first Soviet citizen to be welcomed at the White House. Afterward, Eleanor Roosevelt asked the Ukranian-born officer to accompany her on a tour of the country and tell Americans of her experiences as a woman in combat. Pavlichenko was only 25, but she had been wounded four times in battle. She also happened to be the most successful and feared female sniper in history, with 309 confirmed kills to her creditthe majority German soldiers. She readily accepted the first ladys offer.
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...and the press worried about her makeup and nail polish (Original Post)
DURHAM D
Feb 2013
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CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)1. Here is a song Woody Guthrie wrote about her
DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)3. Thank you for posting.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)2. I read the most interesting things on HoF.
Great article,thanks.
DURHAM D
(32,610 posts)4. Have you seen this? WWII - Women at War
This is a collection of pictures (45) from all the countries involved -
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/09/world-war-ii-women-at-war/100145/
For the nations who were deeply involved in World War II, the war effort was total, with women volunteering in huge numbers alongside men. At home, women filled traditionally male positions, taking both active and supporting positions in factories, government organizations, military auxiliaries, resistance groups, and more. While relatively few women were at the front lines as combatants, many found themselves the victims of bombing campaigns and invading armies. By the end of the war, more than 2 million women had worked in war industries. Hundreds of thousands had volunteered as nurses or members of home defense units, or as full-time members of the military. In the Soviet Union alone, some 800,000 women served alongside men in army units during the war. Collected here are images that capture some of what these women experienced and endured during the war. A note: Most of the captions are from the original sources from the 1940s, complete with the frequent use of the term "girl" to describe young women.
Picture #27 is the one that always upsets me the most.
Whenever I become frustrated or angry about the war on women that we are experiencing today I pull this up for a reality check.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)6. That was awesome. nt
MadrasT
(7,237 posts)11. I really enjoyed those
and the OP
Thanks
Sheldon Cooper
(3,724 posts)10. I know, right?
I like this group because I see stuff here that I have never seen before. I like reading about the lesser-known women that went before.
niyad
(113,364 posts)5. "could women wear makeup at the front?" what an idiot. and the rest of the papers were
no better. utterly clueless.
redqueen
(115,103 posts)7. Thank you so much for posting this...
such an interesting read... wow.
I found the last paragraph particularly lovely.
ismnotwasm
(41,991 posts)8. So interesting
She must have found the press so disgusting
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)9. The Russians...
...formed a company of women snipers. Nina Lobkovskaya was among them. She enlisted at 17 years old.
http://www.misspistol.com/113/a-few-good-women/
Thanks for that post.