Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1940s was a turbulent decade, forever defined by World War II. The war touched all areas of society, including the garment ...

The 1940s Women Marines played a crucial role during World War II, stepping into vital military support positions while men were deployed overseas. These trailblazing women shattered gender norms and ...

Defending U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Betty Jameson pulled up to the rambling wooden buildings of The Del Monte Lodge in her well-traveled little Dodge, her friend Carolyn Brown in tow. The air was ...

In the 1940s, a bridal trend was picking up steam around the country, but not every wedding was suited for it. The groom had to have been facing death in World War II and toting a parachute—an object ...

Street style is always changing and sometimes it can reflect the views and current conflicts in society. In the late 1940s, women's street style featured a lot of A-line dresses and an emphasis on ...

Baseball: once considered a man’s sport had soon found itself in a crisis in the fall of 1942. Men had gone to fill the ranks for World War II while America’s favorite pastime had left a gaping hole ...

Before modern computers worked a foothold into science and research, number crunching was accomplished by real, human brains. These tasks were often foisted off onto women as the general opinion was ...