Administrative/Biographical History
The State Defense Council of North Dakota was established by a proclamation of Governor John Moses on June 3, 1941. The Council's purpose was to serve as coordinator and means of communication between the Federal Defense Agencies and the State and Local Defense Councils. Council members were unpaid appointees. By the United States' entry into WWII in Dec. 1941, local Councils of Defense had been organized in all counties in North Dakota. The Women's Service of the State Defense Council of North Dakota, renamed the Women's Division by January 1943, coordinated women's civilian activities, including: salvage, consumer service, conservation, war bond and stamp sales, recreation, education, public health, transportation, housing of war industries workers, victory gardens, Red Cross Training Schools, and the Extension Service of the ND Agricultural College.
