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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
On July 7, 1948, Kay Langdon, Wilma Marchal, Edna Young, Frances Devaney, Doris Robertson, and Ruth Flora becomes the first six enlisted women to be sworn into the regular U.S. Navy. Esther Blake was the first woman to enlist in the regular U.S. Air Force; she enlisted in the first minute of the first hour of the first day regular Air Force ...
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]
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 ...
The two major events in this time period were World War I and World War II. Please see Women in World War I and Women in World War II for more information. For articles specifically pertaining to the United States, see: Timeline of women in war in the United States, pre-1945 and Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1900 to 1949.
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.
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 ...