Press Room

PRESS RELEASE
November 4, 2009

PRESS CONTACTS: Ben Cober, (513) 373-3242, bcober@cincymuseum.org or Kelly Knox, Post 644 Commander, (513) 284-8994, post644@gmail.com

Cincinnati Museum Center honors women veterans
Free admission to Museum Center for veterans with valid military I.D.

CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Museum Center will host The Greater Cincinnati Women’s Post 644 of the American Legion for free screenings of the film Lioness on Nov. 7 and Nov. 11.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, any veteran who presents a Military ID between Saturday, Nov. 7 and and Sunday, Nov. 15 will receive free admission to all three museums at Cincinnati Museum Center, including the Cincinnati History Museum, Museum of Natural History & Science and the Duke Energy Children’s Museum. In addition, any visitor who attends a screening of Lioness will receive a coupon for a $10 discount on a membership to Cincinnati Museum Center.

Lioness tells the true story of a group of female Army support soldiers who were part of the first program in American history to send women into direct ground combat. Without the same training as their male counterparts but with a commitment to fulfill the same duties, these young women fought alongside the Marines in some of the bloodiest battles of the Iraq war. Lioness makes public, for the first time, their hidden history. Directed by Meg Mclagan and Daria Sommers, Lioness forms a portrait of the emotional and psychological effects of war as it follows the harrowing tale of five U.S. soldiers.

Members of the Greater Cincinnati Women’s Post 644 will be on hand to share their stories from Iraq from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 and Wednesday, Nov. 11. Founded in 1946, Post 644 is the only women’s American Legion post remaining in Ohio and one of only three remaining in the country and advocates the needs, issues and benefits of women veterans. With 45 members, the group maintains veterans from WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf and today’s war in the Middle East.

Lioness will run at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 and Wednesday, Nov. 11 in the Newsreel Theater at Museum Center.

In addition, Dr. Lynn Ashley from the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, will be in the Cincinnati History Museum educating visitors on women’s roles in wartime conflicts on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15 during regular museum hours. Dr. Ashley served in the Women’s Army Corps in WWII and will be teaching about her experience in the war, the Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery and women’s roles in service throughout the decades.

To learn more about The Greater Cincinnati Women’s Post 644 of the American Legion, visit their website at http://www.womenspost644.org/. To learn more about Cincinnati Museum Center’s history with wartime conflict, visit http://www.cincymuseum.org/explore_our_sites/union_terminal/history/.

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