Abstract

The author describes the history of female physical activity during World War II. In the article she explains the problems that faced female physical educators during the war time. She focuses on the Women's Army Corps (WAC) physical training program and the contributions this made to the American war effort. She describes the attitudes and problems facing women in the Armed Forces, and the stigmas attached to physically active females. She further describes the Physical Training Section headed by Third Officer Donna Niles, and the way physical fitness was promoted. The author shows how the femal physical educators had to show people that physical activity would not threaten femininity. Eaton