The registration card of Agnes Bell, a Lithuanian immigrant, is just one of the registration cards in the incredible "snapshot in time" reflected in this collection. Approximately half of the female population over the age of sixteen registered and is represented in the collection. Registration cards of any type rarely collect such a broad scope of information about individuals as those developed by the Woman's Committee.

The back of the card belonging to Bertha Brazelton, an African-American resident of Grand Rapids, indicates she registered at Henry School, records the state of her health, and names what she is willing to contribute. We also learn the name of the registrar who conducted the interview. These cards are about women from all social backgrounds, income levels, years of education, both immigrant and native born, and we learn that an unexpected number of women were employed in many different occupations. They offered their skills, and expressed interest in being trained in a vast array of choices.

Grand Rapids hosted the Southwestern Michigan War Conference August 8th & 9th in 1918. Women involved in the Woman's Committee were very active in the conference. At the left is a card for Mrs. William Blake showing her as an official registrar, as well as badges for the war conference which indicate the dates. A search of local newspapers to learn about the War Conference in Grand Rapids becomes possible because we have the dates from the silk lapel ribbon.