1. WRA - Noun
2. WRA - Proper noun
Initialism of women's rights activist.
(military) Initialism of weapons release authorization.
WRA pl (plural only)
(medicine) Initialism of women of reproductive age.
WRA
Initialism of Women's Recovery Association.
At that time, it was operated by the US Army's Wartime Civilian Control Administration (WCCA). citation The Owens Valley Reception Center was transferred to the WRA on June 1, 1942, and officially became the "Manzanar War Relocation Center." Source: Internet
Food in INS camps was of better quality than that of WRA camps. Source: Internet
In Endo, the court accepted a petition for a writ of habeas corpus and ruled that the WRA had no authority to subject a loyal citizen to its procedures. Source: Internet
Myer served as Director of the WRA until the centers were closed. Source: Internet
Outside camp, the students took on the role of "ambassadors of good will," and the NJASRC and WRA promoted this image to soften anti-Japanese prejudice and prepare the public for the resettlement of Japanese Americans in their communities. Source: Internet
The best known facilities were the military-run Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA) Assembly Centers and the civilian-run War Relocation Authority (WRA) Relocation Centers, which are generally (but unofficially) referred to as "internment camps." Source: Internet