The 2025-2026 Department Presidents Project is:
The Military Women’s Memorial &
MEMORIAL LOCATION
MEMORIAL AVE & SCHLEY DR
ARLINGTON, VA 22203
The Military Women’s Memorial is an amazing museum where female veterans can tell their story of the service they gave to this country. We need to recognize these women and get their story told. The Military Women’s Memorial is a museum right next Arlington Cemetery, and it is free to go in and visit. There are movies and Statutes of Women Serving our country and what they did while in service. All proceeds will go to helping to build programs about women that have served and are serving in the military and what they are doing for our country.
How You Can Support Her Story
The Military Women’s Memorial is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. All proceeds from our gift shop support the mission of the Memorial which include telling the stories of military women, documenting military women’s service, educating through exhibitions, collections and engaging programs and events.
The American Legion Auxiliary Empire Girls State Program
Girls State Flyer – UPDATED
ALA Empire Girls State is an educational program of the American Legion Auxiliary, developed from the concept that youth should be offered a better perspective of the practical operation of government; that the individual is an integral part and commensurably responsible for the character and success of her government. It is an activity of high educational value, born of a need for youth training in Americanism and practical good citizenship. The entire program is a non-partisan, apolitical attempt to teach and instill pride in our youth of America a love of God and Country.
ALA Empire Girls State is easily classified as an Action Program. Qualified high school juniors interview for a chance to take part in a practical government course designed to develop in the young citizen a working knowledge of the structure of government and to impress upon them the fact that their government is just what they make it. We endeavor in one week to instruct the young women attending about the privileges of the vote, how political parties are formed and how leaders are chosen and elected to fill the various offices – it serves to instill in them the duties, privileges, rights and responsibilities of the American Citizenship as they actually participate in the process.
What is ALA Empire Girls State?
- Workshops in Government Process
- Running Campaigns
- Writing Bills
- Participating in Flag Raising and Lowering Cemonies
- Participating in the Pledge of the Allegiance daily
- Participating in a POW/MIA Ceremony
What ALA Empire Girls State IS NOT?
- A US History Lesson
- A Sports Camp
- A Recreational Camp
- A Women’s History Lesson
Participants become Citizens of a 51st mythical state in which they elect their own officials from County officials, judges, members of the legislature, State officials and a Governor. They organize into two parties, introduce and debate bills, and carry out the duties of the office to which they are elected or appointed. Much excitement and political maneuvering comes about as they get acquainted, hold their caucuses, elect party leaders and then go on to elect the other officials.