Women veterans from the Civil War, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War are not exempt from Defense Department's ...

By 1917 the Army was running short of men ... A shortage of trained medical staff during World War One gave opportunities for women to take a wide range of crucial roles. They cared for the ...

I Wanted to Do My Part': Women as Soldiers in Civil War America After discovering that Private Ames is a woman, Dr. Foster demands, “Why did you join the army?” Ames responds: “I wanted to ...

Every March, Military.com marks Women's History Month by recognizing the contributions made and the glass ceilings broken each day by women in the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and ...