American military historiography and the Civil WarAmerican Revolutionary War and women serving as cross‐dressersWomen's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAACWomen Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVESMarine Corps Women's Reserve (MCWRWomen's roles in World War II ‐ focus of sociologists, political ...
The military has always been a predominantly male environment. However, women have been active participants since the first major war, the American Revolution. Historically, women have served as nurses in many wars including Vietnam and both World Wars. As time progressed, females started to expand...
Women have been known to serve in the U.S. military since the American Revolution but WWII was the first time they served in official capacity. Although women traditionally were excluded from military service and their participation in the Armed Forces was not promoted at the outset of WWII it...
内容简介:That's what Colonel Mary Hallaren said in 1942 when an Army recruiting officer asked why she thought she should sign up to serve in World War II. That same spunky spirit has prompted American women to take part in every major war in the nation's history. These are some of the...
"Where else in the military can you be a helicopter pilot, work at the White House, work at the United States Capitol, work at the Pentagon, and lead American sons and daughters in combat," Richardson told CBS News. Hundreds in U.S. history have held the rank of four-star general ...
Also in 1943, the Air Force created Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP). WASPs were civilians who flew stateside while male pilots served overseas. American aviator Jacqueline Cochran was instrumental in the creation of WASP. She wrote letters to various military leaders, suggesting that women ...
For centuries, women have helped to defend the nation in times of war and conflict. In this tribute to those who served, the Dunn Museum shares unique Lake County stories and explores women's roles as nurses, auxiliary personnel, enlistees, and officers in the U.S. military. The nation's...
Reviews the book, The Mermaid and the Minotaur: Sexual Arrangements and Human Malaise by Dorothy Dinnerstein (see record 1977-12670-000). This is an often beautifully written book in a point-counterpoint style, its hypothesis of pernicio... Pincus,F Volkman - 《American Journal of Orthopsychiatr...
Women remain invisible in military policymaking, reflecting taken-for-granted international assumptions about the maleness of war. In recent decades, feminist scholarship and empirical reality have challenged prevailing assumptions about war’s relationship to men and women. We have learned that war has...
Women have fought alongside men in the United States Military in every major battle since the American Revolution. The roles of women in the military have evolved over time to allow the incorporation of women in expanding military career fields. Women have proven themselves to be an asset to th...