{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"We Are So Close: Help Award a Congressional Gold Medal for the WWI Hello Girls","description":"Following up on a podcast discussion we had last year to help the push to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the US Army\u2019s Hello Girls of WW1, we have good news: &amp;nbsp; We are so close to reaching the numbers we need! &amp;nbsp; The Hello Girls of the WW1 US Army have never been officially recognized for the groundbreaking service they provided as America\u2019s first women soldiers. In this call to action, an incredible group of people come back on to talk about why the Hello Girls should receive the Congressional Gold Medal.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Joining us are: &amp;nbsp; Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, representing Missouri's Fifth Congressional District, and the&amp;nbsp; original sponsor,  H.R. 1572 Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023:  (https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/1572\/text) &amp;nbsp; Dan Dayton, Former Executive Director, U.S. World War I Centennial Commission &amp;nbsp; Catherine Bourgin, granddaughter of Hello Girl Marie Edmee LeRoux&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Carolyn Timbie, granddaughter of Hello Girls Chief Operator Grace Banker &amp;nbsp; Chris Christopher, Captain, USN (Ret.), US WW1 Centennial Commission &amp;nbsp; Diane Boettcher, Captain, USN (Ret.), genealogical researcher&amp;nbsp;   Support a Congressional Gold Medal for the WWI Hello Girls! Instructions are here: &amp;nbsp; https:\/\/ww1cc.org\/hellogirls &amp;nbsp; US listeners, email or call your Congressional Representatives today!   The BFWWP is on Patreon: https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter at @WW1podcast, the Battles of the First World War Podcast page on FaceBook, and on Instagram at @WW1battlecast. Not into social media? Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com. Please consider reviewing the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes. &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Battles of the First World War Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/33412962\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/179493247"}