In the spring of 1917, when KU men began leaving KU to join the Kansas National Guard, to provide essential farm labor or to gear up for on-campus military training, KU women were gathering in Old Snow Hall to join the local Red Cross chapter. From rolling bandages and learning basic first aid to receiving more advanced training as nurses, many of the university’s female students were eager to do their bit to support the American effort in World War I. Source: This Week in KU History, www.kuhistory.com. University Archives, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries