In passing: Elizabeth P. Hoisington

Marking the passing of a woman profiled by IntLawGrrls:

Elizabeth P. Hoisington died at age 88 last month in Springfield, Virginia. As noted here, in 1970 Hoisington, director of the Women's Army Corps since 1966, became, along with Anna Mae Hays, 1 of the 1st 2 women to be made brigadier generals in the U.S. Army. The public response underscores the scarcity of women leaders not so long ago:

Their promotions were a public relations coup for the Army. A photograph of Gen. William Westmoreland, the Army chief of staff, kissing Hoisington at the ceremony was featured in newspapers and in the World Book encyclopedia. She and Hays appeared on the Dick Cavett, David Frost and 'Today' shows, and Hoisington -- who possessed a bright smile and an outgoing personality -- was a guest on the popular game show 'What's My Line?'

On June 11, ...

... 1970, Anna Mae Hays (right) and Elizabeth P. Hoisington (left) became the 1st women to attain the general officer rank in the U.S. Army. Hays, a member of the Army Nurse Corps since 1942, and Hoisington, director of the Women's Army Corps since 1966, would retire a year later with the rank of Brigadier General.
... 1942 (65 years ago today), a lend-lease agreement designed to help the Soviets fight the Axis powers during World War II was signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.