A tribute to the women of World War I

The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission hosted a tribute to women who supported U.S. efforts in World War I at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2018. Photos by Eric Kruszewski
Speakers at the
Speakers at the "Tribute to the Women of World War I" event included, from left, Deborah Anderson, commissioner for the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission and quartermaster general for Veterans of Foreign Wars; retired Adm. Michelle Howard, the Navy's first female four-star admiral; American Legion Past National Commander Denise Rohan; and retired Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, the first female Navy chief of chaplains.
Deborah Anderson, commissioner for the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission and quartermaster general for Veterans of Foreign Wars, welcomes guests to a commemorative program honoring women who supported U.S. efforts in World War I at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C, on Nov. 8, 2018.
Deborah Anderson, commissioner for the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission and quartermaster general for Veterans of Foreign Wars, welcomes guests to a commemorative program honoring women who supported U.S. efforts in World War I at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C, on Nov. 8, 2018.
American Legion Past National Commander Denise Rohan praises the contributions of women during World War I, overseas and on the homefront, in a commemorative program at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2018.
American Legion Past National Commander Denise Rohan praises the contributions of women during World War I, overseas and on the homefront, in a commemorative program at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2018.
John Monahan, The American Legion's representative on the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, talks with Past National Commander Denise Rohan and other guests following a tribute to the women of World War I at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2018.
John Monahan, The American Legion's representative on the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, talks with Past National Commander Denise Rohan and other guests following a tribute to the women of World War I at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2018.
Lucinda Cunningham, the first African-American woman promoted to captain in the U.S. Coast Guard, stands at attention after placing a wreath in memory of women supported U.S. efforts in World War I at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2018.
Lucinda Cunningham, the first African-American woman promoted to captain in the U.S. Coast Guard, stands at attention after placing a wreath in memory of women supported U.S. efforts in World War I at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2018.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jasmine Joyner, American Legion Past National Commander Denise Rohan, retired Navy Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben and Rhonda Amtower, president of the Women Marines Association, from left, smile after placing wreaths in honor of women who supported U.S. efforts in World War I at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2018.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jasmine Joyner, American Legion Past National Commander Denise Rohan, retired Navy Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben and Rhonda Amtower, president of the Women Marines Association, from left, smile after placing wreaths in honor of women who supported U.S. efforts in World War I at Pershing Park in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 8, 2018.