Foote, Evelyn Patricia
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- Evelyn Patricia "Pat" Foote (1930-2025) served as an officer in the United States Army for 30 years, rising to the rank of Brigadier General. Her career is marked by several "firsts" for female Army Officers, and she is considered an expert in issues affecting American women in military service. Materials include correspondence, newsletters, speech notes, clippings, photographs, certificates, and official Army orders, reports, and personnel records. These materials document Foote's career in the Army from 1959 to 1989; her numerous speaking engagements, participation in organizations, and attendance at conferences regarding women in the military through 1998; her participation in the creating of the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C.; and her involvement in various presidential campaigns.