"LAS WACS" written by Carmen García Rosado about Puerto Rican women involvement in the World War II Women Army Corps

Title

"LAS WACS" written by Carmen García Rosado about Puerto Rican women involvement in the World War II Women Army Corps

Description

Carmen Rosado was among the first 200 Puerto Rican women to be recruited into the WAC's during World War II. This is the first book to document the experiences of the first 200 Puerto Rican women who participated in said conflict as members of the armed forces of the United States.

Source

Blanca Vasquez Gaines papers, Iowa Women's Archives, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa

Description

Carmen Rosado was among the first 200 Puerto Rican women to be recruited into the WAC's during World War II. This is the first book to document the experiences of the first 200 Puerto Rican women who participated in said conflict as members of the armed forces of the United States.

Type

Book

Source

Blanca Vasquez Gaines papers, Iowa Women's Archives, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa

Citation

“"LAS WACS" written by Carmen García Rosado about Puerto Rican women involvement in the World War II Women Army Corps,” Migration is Beautiful, accessed March 9, 2026, http://migration.lib.uiowa.edu/items/show/25056.