Elite military schools opened up to women; Could lead to female generals; combat still off limitsE. Eduardo Castillo
In their first attempts the Roman generals failed badly. Zenobia was an extremely able general...but was finally captured and taken captive back to Rome and walked in golden chains in Aurelian's triumphal parade." - Joseph A. "Zenobia's husband died, but before he did, she bore him a ...
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She said her client sought to reconnect with his daughter when he went to her dormitory and told stories about “hobnobbing" with Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet Union president, being best man at Kerik's wedding and having friends who were U.S. military generals. Soon, the college s...
Only 10 women in U.S. military history have served as four-star generals or four-star admirals, the military's highest ranks. Four of them took part in an exclusive interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'
Maria Leontievna Bochkareva fought in World War I and formed the Women’s Battalion of Death. Before her military exploits, Bochkareva had suffered a difficult life from her early years to adulthood. After the outbreak of World War I, she returned to Tomsk, where she had lived some time be...
By Fall of 1861, Belle had begun work as a courier between generals Jackson and Beauregard. She used her greatest weapon, her charm, to gather information and talk her way out of some pretty tight spots. It’s interesting to note here that Belle (evident by photographs of her) was not ...
Women were not officially allowed into the military until the 1900s, but even in the American Revolutionary War in the 1770s and 1780s, women still had a big impact on the actual war effort. Learn more about some of these famous and important women!
In Germany, the picture is similar, with men representing 100% of Generals and Admirals; 100% of CEOs in Germany's 30 largest listed companies (DAX); 93% of top managers; 98% of Chief Editors for the German media; 89% of senior (C-4) professorships; 69% of federal constitutional ...
Inroads into these elite positions are being made, however, both in the corporate world and in the military, by women and minority men. This study examines the women who have risen to the top of a masculine institution, and the strategies they used to "break through the brass ceiling" and...