Anna Mae Robertson served in the only all-female African-American unit deployed overseas during the war, and her service was celebrated on Sunday, Feb. 23.

Today we are looking back at the contributions of Anna Mae Hays, who was the first woman to rise to the rank of general in the U.S. Army.

ANNA MAE ROBERTSON’S LIFE STORY IS KNOWN TO SOME HERE IN MILWAUKEE, AND HER ARMY BRIGADE IS THE SUBJECT OF A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY. TONIGHT. ZOE HENRY SHARES THE ...