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NewsMuseum will pay tribute to Harry Kalas at Media Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony on Monday, May 25. In the event of rain, the ceremony will take place at the Media Theater, 104 East State Street. Read more >> "Cheers and Jeers" by Heather Long, Harrisburg Patriot News, April 25, 2009: "Film shows women's history of sacrifice" by T. W. Burger, Harrisburg Patriot News, April 19, 2009 (download pdf) Op Ed by Capt. Andrea Hooper, PA Veterans Museum board member, appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot News, March 26, 2009 (download pdf) "Back Channels: Saluting women's long tradition of military service" by Kevin Ferris, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 22, 2009 (download pdf) Women in the Military is screened at the Pentagon on March 25, 2009 In commemoration of Women’s History month, “Women in the Military” was shown at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Four representatives from the Museum traveled to the Pentagon for the third and final March premiere of the film. Bob McMahon, Chair of the PA Veterans Museum Board, Susan Sherwood, Executive Producer and writer of "Women in the Military,” Elizabeth Robinson, a WWII WAVE featured in the documentary, and Capt. Andrea Hooper, USAFR, also featured in the documentary, attended the premiere in the Pentagon Auditorium, hosted by the Army Public Affairs Office. The audience at the Pentagon was enthusiastic in their praise for the film. Here are just a few comments:
"I'm tremendously impressed with the film...This film, better than anything I have seen yet to date, tells in an interesting accurate way the history of women in the military beginning with the American Revolution right up to the present time...It's just extraordinarily well done."
On March 4, 2009 at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, hundreds gathered to watch the premiere of Susan Sherwood’s “Women in the Military: Willing * Able * Essential” at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. showings. Reporters from the Associated Press and Voice of America attended the premiere and interviewed writer/director Susan Sherwood and several others appearing in the film. Stories appeared in more than 25 outlets across Pennsylvania and the nation and film clips were featured on the Voice of America website. Also, Nina May’s Renaissance Women Productions filmed several interviews and will broadcast a show about the film in the DC area. Among the notable guests were several people featured in the film including: "I learned so much by watching the film, I think it’s been long overdue that we give women the credit that they deserve for the service that they provided to this country."
We were also very pleased to welcome: "I thought the film was absolutely fabulous, it portrayed women so well from the very beginning when women dressed as men in the military to serve with their husbands and brothers...to the present day when women are not that excluded anymore from serving. I applaud them (the museum) because with this movie especially they are bringing to the forefront a very important part of our military service and that is our women in the military."
Women in the Military has first preview at the Media Theatre in Media, PA on February 27, 2009 along with a musical work-in-progress focusing on women currently serving in the military "I thought the Women in the Military documentary was simply outstanding, and long overdue…I know that the women in the military have participated greatly, however I learned how much they participated, the level of input that they had, the variety of things that they've done. Even as far back as World War II. They did much more than administrative and nursing…I've had a phenomenal career but I really look at those women who only had six months, as you say, as the trailblazers. I feel like I'm standing on their shoulders and I'm able to achieve what I was able to achieve because of their blazing that trail."
“Women in the Military: Willing * Able * Essential” had its first preview at the Media Theatre in Media, PA on February 27, 2009. Several of the women appearing in the film attended as well as its executive producer, writer and director, Susan Sherwood. A musical work-in-progress was sandwiched between the two showings of the film. “Women in the Military,” a musical salute to women currently serving our country, was created by Jesse Cline, Artistic Director of the Media Theatre, as a complement to the film. “The musical highlights the experience of contemporary women in the military – we like to think of it as adding an emotional complement or connection to the film, “ said Cline. “We want to tour the piece throughout Pennsylvania as well as, for school groups, pair the performance with a visit to the Pennsylvania Veterans Museum which is right down the street.” Four original songs were created by Samuel and Elliah Heifetz who are working on additional monologues and songs for the show.
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