Women have been a part of the war effort since the Revolutionary War, but in the early days of our nation they had to cloak themselves in disguise to serve alongside men. When they were accepted into the military, women were given auxiliary roles. As the weapons and methods of warfare cha...
Women have been a part of the war effort since the Revolutionary War, but in the early days of our nation they had to cloak themselves in disguise to serve alongside men. When they were accepted into the military, women were given auxiliary roles. As the weapons and methods of warfare ...
This chapter considers the motives and goals of female activists, and their roles in the revolution. It shows how secular and religious idealists joined forces in a popular revolt “against immorality,” and how women’s values either influenced, or utterly failed to influence the new rulers’ p...
Hundreds in U.S. history have held the rank of four-star general or admiral, only 10 are women. Richardson is one of four of those women who spoke exclusively to CBS News this week about the challenges they faced to achieve what they did. "And there's four of us, right?" Richard...
Free Essay: Women have always played an important role in the U.S Military and continue to, however women did not officially serve in the US military until...
Women’s History Month, a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society, has been observed every March in the United States since 1987.
We found this list of women rulers on a clever wooden ruler made by the Rich Frog Industries in Burlington, VT. We have added pictures and information about what made them famous.©1996-2003 womeninworldhistory.com Hatshepsut Queen of Egypt, 15th century B.C. Hatshepsut was a powerful ...
The religious military orders shared this in common: their members combined a professed religious life with a dedication to warfare. Less obvious is the fact that all major military religious orders of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries had female associates, though they were always greatly outnumbe...
Men fighting with the women would not be the only ones affected by women in the US military engaging in combat. According to Clinton W.: “ The women would be affected; they would be emotionally affected because they would be exposed to combat situations such as shooting, killing, etc.” ...
Black women now constitute nearly one-third of all women in the U.S. military. At around 30 percent, this number is twice their representation in the civilian population and higher than that of men or women of any other racial or ethnic group. This article analyzes the changing economic, ...