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West Virginia to help treat miners who were critical to

website, History.com, will be rolling out original articles,

join the effort. Cole officially joined the Reserve Nurse

war to tune in to our all-new four-part series World

providing coal for the war; she also helped establish a

field hospital there. As the flu epidemic intensified, the
Army Surgeon General called for nurses nationwide to
Corps as a first lieutenant and served with other black
nurses at Camp Sherman in Ohio. Women like Cole

new short videos, and other interactive resources

throughout the commemoration period, starting in

summer 2014. I also encourage those interested in the
War I: The First Modern War airing in late July 2014
on HISTORY® and available later this year on DVD.

never went overseas, but were critical to the war effort

As a war that ushered in many changes, and deeply

happen until after World War II. Her story is just one

and Legacy from the angle of World War I or another

and left behind a legacy of service. Cole and others
inspired other African Americans to push for the

integration of the U.S. military, which would not finally
among many examples of everyday citizens who used

their leadership skills during the World War I era. The
story of black nurses, including Cole, is featured in

the documentary Healing Others, Healing Ourselves:

The Story of the African-American Nurse. See the link

at the end of this article for more information on this
important project supported by the Crile Archives, a
great source for NHD projects.

HISTORY is very proud to partner with National
®

History Day in sharing some wonderful new classroom
resources devoted to World War I. The World War I
sourcebook offers insights from educators about

innovative and engaging ways to teach about the Great
War. NHD commissioned lesson plans from teachers

for both the middle and high school levels that exhibit
best practices in teaching World War I with links Ѽ()