,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ajgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1         
#bjbf,mrs4 ,beatty 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,turn] ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,c>ey1 
,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke (   
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 ,davis (  
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez1 ,mrs4     
,f\%ee1 ,mr4 ,fro/1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4  
,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,ms4    
,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1    
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4      
,veasey1 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1 &   
,ms4 ,ross7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,citiz5s' ,/amp  
,advisory ,committee1 z an entity ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice1 %\ld issue
 a commemorative /amp 9 honor ( ,*>ity  
,adams ,e>ley4  ,:]eas ,lieut5ant       
,colonel ,*>ity ,adams ,e>ley became !  
fir/ ,black (fic] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     

,army's ,wom5's ,army ,corps 7,,wac71   
p]sev]+ ?r\gh ! ,army's segregat$       
environm5t & ultimately lead+ ! #c;d    
,company1 #c;d ,tra9+ ,regim5t1 made up 
( #b ,:ite platoons & #a ,black platoon2
 ,:]eas ,*>ity ,adams ,e>ley 0 born on  
,decemb] #e1 #aiah1 9 ,kittrell1 ,nor?  
,c>ol9a1 & grew up 9 a family (         
educators1 h] fa!r 0 a m9i/] & h] "m 0 a
 =m] s*ool tea*]2 ,:]eas1 aft] graduat+ 
high s*ool #b ye>s e>ly z val$ictorian (
 h] class1 ,adams *ose to att5d         
,wilb]=ce ,univ]sity1 a hi/orically     
,black s*ool 9 ,ohio1 :]e %e major$ 9   
ma!matics1 physics1 & ,lat92 ,:]eas1    
dur+ h] college t5ure1 %e 0 a memb] ( ! 
,national ,association = ! ,advancem5t (
 ,color$ ,p 7,,naacp71 ! ,wom5's        
,self-,gov]nm5t ,association1 & ! ,delta
 ,sigma ,!ta ,sorority2  ,:]eas ,adams  
obta9$ h] ba*elor's degree 9 #aich1 &   
taught ma? & sci5ce to junior high s*ool
 /ud5ts = ! next #d ye>s :ile tak+ summ]
 classes at ! ,ohio ,/ate ,univ]sity 9  
pursuit ( a ma/]'s degree 9 psy*ology2  

,:]eas1 9 #aidb1 ,adams appli$ = entry  
into ! ,,wac & report$ = tra9+ at ,=t   
,des ,mo9es1 ,i[a1 :]e %e exp]i5c$ !    
,army's policies ( segregation1 ,:ite & 
,black c&idates 7 sep>at$ & s5t to      
diff]5t liv+ units2 ,:]eas1 9 #aidc1    
,adams 0 promot$ to ,major1 mak+ h] !   
highe/ rank+ female (fic] at ,=t ,des   
,mo9es & "o ( ! highe/ rank+ ,,wac      
(fic]s 9 ! ,nation2 ,:]eas1 9 #aidd1    
,adams 0 giv5 comm& ( ! #fhhh? ,c5tral  
,po/al ,directory ,battalion1 /ation$ 9 
,birm+ham1 ,engl&1 :]e %e l$ ! fir/     
,black ,,wac unit ov]seas2 ,:]eas       
,adams' unit 0 task$ ) organiz+ & sort+ 
mail = deliv]y to ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
soldi]s 9 ! ,european ,!at] & giv5 j #f 
mon?s to cle> l>ge backlogs ( mail1 & ! 
unit complet$ ! job 9 half ( ! "t2      
,:]eas1 = h] s]vice1 ,adams 0 promot$ to
 ,lieut5ant ,colonel1 ! highe/ possible 
rank = a soldi] 9 ! ,,wac2 ,:]eas1 aft] 
! end ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 ,adams w5t on to  
f9i% h] /udies at ,ohio ,/ate           
,univ]sity1 complet+ h] ma/]'s degree 9 

vocational psy*ology2 ,:]eas ,adams     
m>ri$ ,/anley ,a4 ,e>ley1 ,jr41 9 #aidi1
 & ! c\ple rais$ _! #b *ildr5 9 ,dayton1
 ,ohio2 ,:]eas1 9 #aihb1 ,adams ,e>ley  
became ! f\nd] ( ! ,black ,lead]%ip     
,developm5t ,program :i* focus$ on tea*+
 "y ,african-,am]icans to be lead]s 9 _!
 communities2  ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #ac1  
#bjjb1 at ! age ( #hc1 ,mrs4 ,*>ity     
,adams ,e>ley pass$ away 9 ,dayton1     
,ohio2 ,:]eas ,adams ,e>ley has be5     
recogniz$ by ! ,national ,po/al ,museum1
 ! ,national ,wom5's ,hi/ory ,museum1 ! 
,ohio ,wom5's ,hall ( ,fame1 !          
,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 ! ,s\? ,c>ol9a 
,black ,hall ( ,fame1 & _m o!rs = h]    
d$icat$ s]vice to ! c\ntry & "w on      
promot+ opportunities = ,black          
,am]icans2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #ad1 #bjbb1 !
 ,congressional ,gold ,m$al 0 aw>d$ to !
 memb]s ( ! ,,wac assign$ to ! #fhhh?   
,c5tral ,po/al ,directory ,battalion1   
includ+ po/hum\sly to _! comm&]1 ,*>ity 
,adams ,e>ley2 ,:]eas1 on ,april #bg1   
#bjbc1 ,=t ,lee1 ,virg9ia1 0 (ficially  

r5am$ ,=t ,gregg-,adams 9 honor ( ,lt4  
,g54 ,ar?ur ,gregg & ,lt4 ,col4 ,*>ity  
,adams2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #ab1 #bjbd1 !  
,dayton1 ,ohio1 ,,va ,m$ical ,c5t]      
(ficially r5am$ its wom5's cl9ic !      
,lieut5ant ,colonel ,*>ity ,adams ,e>ley
 ,wom5's ,cl9ic2 & ,:]eas issu+ a po/age
 /amp to honor ,*>ity ,adams ,e>ley is  
fitt+ & prop]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is
 ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t-- 
7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice %\ld
 issue a po/age /amp honor+ ,*>ity      
,adams ,e>ley2 &  7#b7 ! ,citiz5s' ,/amp
 ,advisory ,committee %\ld recomm5d to !
 ,po/ma/] ,g5]al t su* a /amp be issu$4