Redbird Buzz Episode 54: University Archivist April Anderson-Zorn Discusses History-Making Women During World War I, March 12, 2025
Document Type
Podcast
Publication Date
3-12-2025
Abstract
Illinois State University Archivist April Anderson-Zorn returns to Redbird Buzz following a semester-long sabbatical spent researching the role of women from Illinois State Normal University in World War I. In this episode, she shares the story of a handful of history-making women and their experiences on the frontlines, helping to rebuild war-torn areas of Europe following the war, and what their lives looked like once they returned home.
Tune into this episode to learn about impressive Redbird women like Ellen Babbitt, who used her education background and fundamentals of pedagogy from her time at ISNU to teach hundreds of thousands of Europeans about best health practices and how to treat their sick children in a post-war world. You'll also hear about women like Alice Smith, who joined the Army Nurse Corps and served in mobile hospitals on the frontlines during World War I, then returned home to become a renowned landscape architect.
Recommended Citation
Kobus, Rachel and Anderson-Zorn, April K., "Redbird Buzz Episode 54: University Archivist April Anderson-Zorn Discusses History-Making Women During World War I, March 12, 2025" (2025). Redbird Buzz. 76.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/redbirdbuzz/76
