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The Atlantic interviewed some of these women and gathered their thoughts on parity within the military, the unique qualifications of female soldiers, and what they would say to dissenters to...
All-female Cultural Support Teams (CSTs) served a uni... Long before the Pentagon's announcement, women were already embedded in the front lines of Afghanistan.
Composed of the voices of over 500 women describing in their own words their lives during the Soviet Union’s Great Patriotic War against Nazi Germany, what sets this work apart is its centering women in the violence of war not only as victims, but combatants.
From the courage of Joan of Arc at her trial for heresy, and the visionary experiences of Julian of Norwich, to the artistry of the London silkwoman Alice Claver, the work of female medical practitioners, and the struggles of female rulers like Queen Melisende of Jerusalem, this exhibition explores the challenges, achievements and daily lives ...
Fighting in sieges, an army of crack female troops, cross-dressing as male soldiers: women have survived and thrived as part of the war machine. But they’re rarely included in military...
Women made an important contribution to the Australian home front during the Second World War. Many women took jobs traditionally held by men in the 1930s and 1940s. In factories and fields, on roads, watching the sky and listening to airwaves. Women filled the void left by the men who were serving.
There were a lot of women who took on Nazis during World War II, either as soldiers or in grassroots groups, but only one who would become one of the scariest snipers in history: Lyudmila Pavlichenko. With 309 confirmed kills, 36 against enemy snipers, Pavlichenko holds the title as the world's deadliest female sniper.