Category: | Museum, |
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Address: | 2100 A Ave, Fort Lee, VA 23801, USA |
Postal code: | 23801 |
Phone: | (804) 734-4327 |
Website: | https://awm.lee.army.mil/ |
Monday: | Closed |
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Tuesday: | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
Wednesday: | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
Thursday: | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
Friday: | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
Saturday: | Closed |
Sunday: | Closed |
Great visualization of women's contribution to the Army
I lived close to this museum for more than a decade and only now I went in What a great modern exhibit that follows in chronological order the contribution that women did from the revolutionary war to today. What i really appreciated was that at every chapter in history there was a section that explained how society reacted and what policy and legislative changes occured. I also liked that this wasn't solely a celebration of the group endeavors but different soldiers where highlighted. Afterwards, i drove to downtown Petersburg to purchase a donut in honor of the donut lassies lol.
My friend and I visited the museum last August. It was very impressive and really struck a chord with me since I was a WAC stationed at Ft. McClellan in 1977-1978.
I really enjoyed visiting the website. The information was very well presented. I would love to go there again, having been a WAC in 1973 at Fort McClellan, AL. It has been many years since I was at Fort Lee, and visited the museum while I was there for the Advanced course in 1986.