Sarah Jeffrey as Dolores Washington, Pepi Sonuga as Elaine White, Kylie Jefferson as Bernice Baker, Shanice Shantay as Johnnie Mae, Moriah Brown as Inez and Ebony Obsidian as Lena Derriecott King in ...

Editor's Note: Parts of this story include excerpts from the journal of Evelyn Laverne Gorman (Riopell), who enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, also known as the WAAC, during World War II.

BOSTON — To celebrate Women’s History Month, and the legacy of the first woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress, Gov. Maura Healey unveiled an exhibition of Women’s Army Corps uniforms in her ...