History comes alive in the film with newly-rediscovered interviews and archival materials: from the WASPs who risked their lives flying planes for target practice to the Japanese American women who braved incarceration camps; from America’s most decorated female spy to the African American 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion that secured victory over the Axis and battled Jim Crow. Each dramatic chapter highlights the impact women had on the war effort and explores the many ways they helped turn the tide of the war.

WOMEN OF WORLD WAR II features never-before-seen interviews with the women who made history and moving tributes from descendants they empowered and inspired. Their legacies live on in stories and commentary from Gail Buckley, respected historian and daughter of Lena Horne; Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, a comedian who keeps the memory of her trailblazing Tía Mary alive in her act — and in her life; and Raya Kenney, whose tireless efforts have culminated in a memorial that will honor “Rosie-the-Riveters” on the National Mall. Culled from more than 40 interviews and illustrated with rarely seen archival footage, these are stories that demand to be seen.