Ruth Cheney Streeter oral history transcription

Streeter, Ruth Cheney, 1895-1990. Oral History interview with the Director of the Women Marines in WWII. Streeter served as the first director of the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve (MCWR) in World War II. As the first female major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel in the Marine Corps, she built the foundation for the postwar role of women Marines. Contains an ac­count of her childhood including life during WWI and membership in the New Jersey Relief Council during the Depression. Streeter discusses her experiences during WWII in the Women Marines, as well as the Cheney Award establishment in honor of her brother. She also talks of her postwar service on the New Jersey Veterans Council.