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Hacker, Barton C. "Women and Military Institutions in Early Modern Europe: A Reconnaissance," Signs (1981), v. 6 pp. 643–671. Illston, James Michael. ' An Entirely Masculine Activity'? Women and War in the High and Late Middle Ages Reconsidered (MA thesis, University of Canterbury, 2009) full text online, with detailed review of the literature
1920: A provision of the Army Reorganization Act grants U.S. military nurses the status of officers, with "relative rank" from second lieutenant to major (but not full rights and privileges). U.S. nurses (all women) serve aboard the first U.S. ship built as a floating hospital, the USS Relief (AH-1). [24]
The U.S. Labor Department began a website focused on women military veterans. [124] Sgt. Maj. Angela M. Maness took the reins of the "Oldest Post of the [U.S. Marine] Corps" as the new sergeant major of Marine Barracks Washington. She is the first woman in history to hold this billet at the Barracks. [125]
She is the first known American woman from Massachusetts to join the military, the first to fight in combat, and the first to receive a military pension. 1783: Kauwahine, wife of King Kahekili II of Maui, fought valiantly at his side and defeated the Oahuan army under King Kahahana at the Battle of Kaheiki Stream.
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
One of the most powerful women in the United States is stepping down, and you've probably never even heard of her. Alyssa Mastromonaco has held the title of White House Deputy Chief of Staff For ...
One of the most notable changes during World War II was the inclusion of many of women in regular military units. In several countries, including the Soviet Union , Nazi Germany , and the United Kingdom in the European Theater , as well as China and Imperial Japan in the Pacific Theater , women served in combat roles, such as anti-aircraft ...
The most powerful women in the world — as deemed by Forbes — have been revealed. With the release of their female-specific 2024 Power List, the magazine has crowned 100 women the ultimate ...