In 1942, Dorothy L. Starbuck joined the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and was stationed at Lowry Army Airfield in Colorado. There she acted as a commanding officer to a company of photo analysts. The creation of WAAC was a defining moment in gender roles in the United States. Women worked in hundreds of fields, like military intelligence and cryptography.
Read MoreMadeliene enlisted in the Navy, serving in the Navy Nurse Corps at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital until her discharge as Ensign in the naval reserve in 1951. In 1941, there were only 1,700 nurses in the navy. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, their numbers increased greatly and by 1945, there were over 11,000 nurses in the navy
Read MoreAway from frontlines or combat zones, the day-to-day operations of any military are supported by a bedrock of administrative and logistical personnel. While their actions are oftentimes not recognized in the same manner as combat troops, they nonetheless form a critical component of the Armed Forces.
Read MoreAs the blowing winds of change swept the nation in the early twentieth century, the suffrage movement demanded women be given the right to vote, in addition to other fundamental human rights.
Read MoreA Second Lieutenant in the U.S Army Nurse Corps, Ruth Nelson (née Kentta) spent her life caring for others, first as a nurse in the U.S Army, an administrator in a Denver hospital, and a school nurse in the Denver Public Schools, while taking care of her family as a mother and grandmother.
Read MoreWorld War II broke out and Lou knew she could not be idle and watch her country move forward without her. She joined the army and was sworn in as a Second Lieutenant Army Nurse before she was shipped overseas to join the 95th General Hospital in England.
Read MoreEileen Roth enlisted in the Navy on March 30, 1973 when she was 21 years old. She served as an enlisted hospital corpsman. Hospital corpsmen work with the United States Navy and Marine Corps as the primary medical caregivers to fleets and Marines.
Read MoreWomen who were nurses in Vietnam treated a variety of patients. Aside from tending to soldiers, they also treated Vietnamese prisoners of war and civilians. For the American soldiers, women acted as more than just nurses.
Read MoreJane was extremely successful in her military career, but it was not without difficulties. She served as an intelligence officer at the tail-end of the Korean War and all throughout the Vietnam War.
Read MoreMariah Ann Barton was the first and only female to have worked as a rescue swimmer on the USS Abraham Lincoln, where she served as a Combat Search and Rescue petty officer, third class.
Read MoreJoanne Marie Conte, a woman famous for being the first openly transgender city councilwoman, deserves recognition for playing a key role in the Korean War and for her exemplary dedication to public service afterward. She served with dignity and persevered against gender discrimination.
Read MoreWhen Kristi joined the military, women had only been allowed to serve in the Air Force for about thirty years. They were first allowed to serve in 1948 as members of the WAF (Women’s Air Force).
Read MoreAlthough many army nurses in the Korean War went above and beyond the call of duty, the army was reluctant to publicly acknowledge or celebrate the contributions of women during this period.
Read MoreDuring her time in the military, Rose served as a nurse in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was a district supervisor with the Boston Visiting Nurses for 11 years.
Read MoreBeing one of ten children in any time period is hard enough but doing so under the cloud of the Great Depression was, to say the least, exceedingly difficult.
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