The Journey of Mollie's War: WACs and WWII

A Road Scholar Program by Cyndee Schaffer

When

Mar 10, 2025
6:00pm–7:00pm

Where

Harvard Diggins Library
900 E McKinley St
Harvard, IL 60033

Cost

Free

Cyndee uses excerpts from her mother’s letters written home during WWII to provide a romantic yet frightful glimpse into the life of a woman in uniform during this crucial time in history.

Cyndee will detail her mother’s experiences from basic training in 1943 to a dramatic image of seeing the Statue of Liberty in the midst of darkness in November 1945 when she returned home.

Mollie in Normandy Cyndee Shaffer Reference SEO — Mollie with fellow soldiers in Normandy

This event is Free and Open to the public. For more information, please contact Leticia Goluba at leticiag@harvard-diggins.org.

Learn more about Cyndee Schaffer, this program, and how to book it here.

Host Organization

Harvard Diggins Library

Contact

Suite 650, 125 South Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60603

312.422.5580 312.374.6787

info@ilhumanities.org

600 Troy Road
N4, Room 207
Edwardsville, IL 62025

618.468.5580

statewide@ilhumanities.org

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