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Make HERstory - Military Women's Memorial

Today, the Register includes nearly 308,500 military women's stories, but about 3 million women have served in or with the Armed Forces since the American ...

Military Resources: Women in the Military - National Archives

This organization promotes and preserves the history of women pilots, navigators, and aircrew who served in the military. An archive has been ...

9 badass women in the military who have made history

The list of inspiring female military heroes is long. Here are nine women in the military you (and your kids) might not know about, and now is the perfect time ...

Great Strides Forward: Women in the Army, 1966-Present

In August 1972, all military occupational specialties (MOS) opened to WAC officers and enlisted women except those that might require combat training or duty.

In the Military | National Women's History Museum

The goal of including women in the military was to fill non-combat roles, which would free up men for combat.

Celebrating Women's History Month: Why Representation Matters in ...

Historically, women have made up a minority of the military population, especially in combat roles. Despite progress made in recent years, as of ...

History of Women in the Military - YouTube

History of Women in the military takes a look into the ways women have served our country since WWII. It started with women helping fill the ...

Home - Women and the Military - Research Guides at Harvard Library

Hulett joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in 1942 and was sent to Des Moines, Iowa, and Nacogdoches, Texas, for training. This ...

Women's History Month - National Veterans Memorial and Museum

In the final week of Women's History Month, we honor the women of the Vietnam War. Our Museum Educator, Samantha Brooks, shares the story of Lynda Van Devanter, ...

Women Who Have Made Great Achievements in Medicine - DVIDS

“[In military medicine], female pioneers devoted their lives and talents to the health of our warfighters in the face of restrictions against ...

Military - Female Ancestors: Finding Women in Local History and ...

In addition to the files for any women who served, also seek out the files for the servicemen who were a part of your female ancestors' lives. Individual ...

The Strongest Military Women In History

1. Private Cathay Williams Williams was a Black woman who lived during the Civil War. She wanted to fight and help her country, yet she was denied that basic ...

Women's History - Education - Arlington National Cemetery

Women have played key roles in supporting the US military, formally or informally, since the Revolutionary War.

Women in the U.S. Military - Health.mil

Women have served in the U.S. military throughout its history — either officially or unofficially — in both supporting roles and as combatants.

Military police women: History in the making

"The fact that there is a month dedicated to women is a pretty big deal." According to a Department of Defense population summary from fiscal year 2011, female ...

Women in the military: History of roles from nurse to female soldiers

From the beginning. During the Revolutionary War, women served as nurses, seamstresses and cooks for troops in camp, according to the Army. Some ...

Friday essay: the forgotten female soldiers who fought long ago

In the Kingdom of Dahomey (now Benin), from the late 18th century, an all-female regiment of crack troops existed for 100 years. Dahomey women ...

History of the WAC & Army Women

A major expansion of the WAC began in 1972 as a means of helping the Army maintain its required strength after elimination of the draft on 30 June 1973.

Army Women's Foundation

The US Army Women's Foundation is the premier center for educational excellence, the national network for today's Army women and a dynamic advocate for telling ...

Women and the Military in European History, 1600-2000

The book project undertakes a comparative study of women's military deployment in war with a focus on modern Europe between 1600 and 2000