The most famous 'war brides' and how they served their country behind the scenes

The most famous 'war brides' and how they served their country behind the scenes

During World War I, the term “war bride” was coined to describe women who were hastily married before their new husbands shipped off to Europe. Whether due to values or norms of the time, soldiers were married soon after high school, leaving their new spouses behind as they were shipped off to battle. By the war’s end, it also described foreign women overseas who married American soldiers. After World War II, tens of thousands of women from East…