During World War I, the term “war bride” was coined to describe women who were hastily married before their new husbands shipped off to Europe. Whether due to values or norms of the time, soldiers ...
The mystery of a young war bride from Reykjavik who immigrated to Portland in 1946 is solved. She had married a brute, and she had to surrender her two children to the state. Then she disappeared. The ...
Wakako Kondoh Burk at bride school in Yokosuka, Japan in 1957. The American Red Cross created “Bride Schools” to teach Japanese women how to be an “American” wife and mother. (Photo courtesy of ...
War brides from major U.S. military actions please step forward -- the Montana Historical Society wants your story. Archivist Jodie Foley of the Montana Historical Society said researchers are looking ...