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Pregnancy as a reason for mandatory separation from the U.S. Navy was abolished. Women could now request to remain on active duty if pregnant. [7] Janet Sebastian Cox became the first woman to join a Kauai unit of the Hawaii National Guard. [63] The U.S. military accepts its first female chaplain (Dianna Pohlman Bell, in the Navy). [1] [64]
1979: Canadian military colleges opened to women. [20] 1979: 81 of 127 Canadian military trades opened to women. [20] 1979: Australian women in the military got equal pay. [5] 1979: The Women's Royal Australian Army Corps started being absorbed into the regular army. [5]
18 July: A Taliban leader calls for the deaths of Afghan women training to join the Afghan military. [ 94 ] [ 95 ] [ 96 ] Divya Ajith Kumar becomes the first woman in the history of the Indian Army to receive the Sword of Honour, which is the highest award given to a cadet of the Officers Training Academy.
During World War I and World War II, the primary role of women shifted towards employment in munitions factories, agriculture and food rationing, and other areas to fill the gaps left by men who had been drafted into the military. One of the most notable changes during World War II was the inclusion of many of women in regular military units.
Ann Dunwoody became the first female four-star general in the United States Army in 2008; this also made her the first female four-star general in the United States military. [1] [2] There have been women in the United States Army since the Revolutionary War, and women continue to serve in it today. As of 2020, there were 74,592 total women on ...
Mar. 15—CHEYENNE — In honor of Women's History Month, five female leaders discussed the challenges, triumphs and advice they wish they had when starting their careers in the U.S. military.
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Atlas of American Military History. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438130255. - Total pages: 257; Nelson, Peter (2009). A More Unbending Battle: The Harlem Hellfighter's Struggle for Freedom in WWI and Equality at Home. Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-7867-4467-1. Tucker, Spencer C. (2013). Almanac of American Military History, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO.