The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
presents a Women's History Month
book talk and signing with
Cindy Gueli author of
LIPSTICK BRIGADE: THE UNTOLD
TRUE STORY OF
WASHINGTON'S
WORLD WAR II GOVERNMENT GIRLS
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
Henry A. Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum presents a Women's History Month book talk and signing with
Cindy Gueli author of
LIPSTICK BRIGADE: THE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF WASHINGTON'S WORLD WAR II GOVERNMENT GIRLS on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home.
This is a free public event but registration is required.
Synopsis:
You've heard of Rosie the Riveter, but do you know about Washington's Government Girls? Almost a quarter of a million adventurous young women swarmed the nation's capital to help America fight World War II. In
LIPSTICK BRIGADE: THE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF WASHINGTON'S WORLD WAR II GOVERNMENT GIRLS, Dr. Cindy Gueli discusses the captivating, surprising, and often moving first-person stories of how these incredible women triumphed over the challenges of war.
Cindy Gueli is a historian and author of LIPSTICK BRIGADE: THE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF WASHINGTON'S WORLD WAR II GOVERNMENT GIRLS. Dr. Gueli has taught and lectured widely on American social, cultural, and pop culture history. She is also a media professional who worked as a consultant on Showtime's The Untold History of The United States, a reporter and producer for Associated Press Television News, VH1, and A&E, and creator and host of the web series and upcoming podcast "Scandalous Washington." She is currently researching her next book on the history of sex in the nation's capital. Dr. Gueli received a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and a master's degree in Communications and master's and doctorate degrees in History from American University. For more information visit
www.cindygueli.com and on Twitter @historybyte.
Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.
