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American Servicewomen and Their International Sisters Since World War II" in A Companion to Women's Military History ed by Barton C. Hacker and Margaret Vining pp 291–330 Carreiras, Helena. Gender and the military: women in the armed forces of Western democracies (New York: Routledge, 2006)
History of women in the military; Uprisings led by women; Women in warfare and the military in the ancient era; Women in warfare and the military in the medieval era. Women in the Crusades; Roles of women, children, and class; Women in warfare and the military in the early modern era; Timeline of women in early modern warfare
A senior woman pilot at the time, Colonel Kelly Hamilton, commented that "[t]he conflict was an awakening for the people in the US. They suddenly realised there were a lot of women in the military." Over 40,000 women served in almost every role the armed forces had to offer. They were not permitted to participate in deliberate ground engagements.
Women from the Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team and Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agribusiness Development Team gather alongside Afghan women to celebrate International Women’s Day at the Ministry of Culture and Information March 8. More than 100 Afghan women from the surrounding areas attended the event. In the case Doe v.
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.
A Companion to Women's Military History (2012) 625pp; articles by scholars covering a very wide range of topics; Hagemann, Karen, "Mobilizing Women for War: The History, Historiography, and Memory of German Women’s War Service in the Two World Wars," Journal of Military History 75:3 (2011): 1055–1093; Krylova, Anna.
The U.S. Marine Corps opened its Infantry Officers Course in Quantico, Va. to women for the first time in its history. Two women joined; one dropped out on 28 September after not completing the introductory endurance test. The other passed that test but was dropped later because of unspecified medical reasons. [47] [48]
The US Army Women's Museum opened at Ft. Lee, Virginia. [1] Susan Woo became the first female West Point cadet to win an East/West Center Scholarship. [12] Kimberly Pienkowski became the first female West Point cadet to win a first team all-America in air rifle. [12] COL Ann Horner became the first female garrison commander at West Point. [12]