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Happy International Women's Day

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Company 'C'. Military Science. University of Idaho. [208-8]
Company 'C'. Military Science. University of Idaho. [208-8]

To celebrate, here are some pictures of one of our favorite teams from University of Idaho history, the women’s rifle team. As a part of the University cadets, these women drilled diligently and thanks to them, in 1897, the University of Idaho’s ROTC received it’s first ”excellent” rating. Above is the 1897 team, Company C (“C” stood for calico).

University of Idaho Women's Rifle Team. First row, fifth from left: Gertrude Gould; eighth from left: Helen Gould. [208-151]
University of Idaho Women's Rifle Team. First row, fifth from left: Gertrude Gould; eighth from left: Helen Gould. [208-151]

Sources

University Campus Photographs, PG 1-208-8 and PG 1-208-151

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