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Women in the Military
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "No Job For a Woman" 
 Companion website to an exhibit that "focuses on [British] women's experiences of war in the twentieth century," covering topics pre-1914, during World War I and World War II, and post-1945. Includes images and activities related to themes such as "A woman's place is in the home" and "War babes: stereotypes, pin-ups and prejudice." From the Imperial War Museum, Great Britain. http://www.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/30/women/index.htm Topics: History By Place, Wars & Conflicts, Women, World War II Last updated Jul 17, 2006 Breaking the Silence: Grethe Cammermeyer
Best known for her 1992 challenge of the ban on homosexuals serving in the military, Grethe Cammermeyer has been a nurse, a colonel, a candidate for Congress, an author, and a human rights activist. This site presents her biography, introduces her family, and addresses political, military, health, and gay issues. It includes Web links, a message board, and a place for service members to submit their stories. Cammermeyer lives in Washington state. http://www.cammermeyer.com Topics: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Notable People, Notable People: Women, U.S. Military Last updated Sep 14, 2006 The Center for Women Veterans
Contains education, advocacy, and health information for women veterans. Also features statistics, historical background, and links to related resources. From a division of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. http://www.va.gov/womenvet/ Topics: Communities & Groups, U.S. Military, Women Last updated Nov 10, 2005 Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet
Annotated links to primary source documents on women's experiences in the U.S. Civil War, including diaries, letters, and photos and prints. From the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, Duke University Libraries. http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/bingham/guides/cwdocs.html Topics: U.S. Military, Wars & Conflicts, Women Last updated Mar 7, 2007 Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies
This website documents the activities of a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) task force convened to assess sexual harassment and sexual violence at U.S. military academies. It provides documentation of the meetings of the task force (which completed its activities in September 2004) and the June 2005 report of the group, with statistics and findings of the research. The "Research" section includes prior reports on sexual harassment at military academies and in the U.S. military in general. http://www.dtic.mil/dtfs/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Military, U.S. Military, Women Last updated Jan 17, 2006 Fly Girls
Dedicated to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) of World War II, this site features statistics, records, articles, songs, video, correspondence, a timeline, profiles of related people and events, maps, information on the B-29, and recommended resources. Online companion to the PBS film of the same title, this site also contains a transcript of the program, interviews with people featured in the program, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flygirls/ Topics: Correspondence, Notable People: Women, U.S. Military, United States History, Women, World War II Last updated Mar 9, 2005 Military Personnel Statistics
Provides statistics on active duty U.S. military personnel strengths by service for the current month and year, and back to 1993, and by region area and country for 1950 and 1953 through the most recent data. Also includes service totals by rank and grade for 1994 to the present as well as women only reports for 1994 through 2001. Features selected historical medical care reports for 1978 through 1996. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/MILITARY/miltop.htm Topics: Statistics, U.S. Military, Women Last updated Aug 6, 2009 Military Women Veterans: Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow
This site presents the history of women in the American military "from the American Revolution to Panama, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq." It provides information about combat issues, current women veterans' issues, the National Guard, military academies, women spies, prisoners of war, and more. Also includes links to related material. Authored by a woman veteran, who reminds the nation how "amazing women, do amazing things." http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/ Topics: Communities & Groups, History, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 8, 2005 Navy Personnel Command: Office of Women's Policy (N134W)
The Web site for this U.S. Navy office features current facts and statistics on women in the Navy (including distribution of enlisted women and female officers), historical data on women in the Navy (1776 to the present), Navy policy related to women (assignment, pregnancy, and family care), and research and studies on women in the Navy. Includes links to related sites. http://www.npc.navy.mil/AboutUs/BUPERS/WomensPolicy/ Topics: Military, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 7, 2007 Only Woman Medal of Honor Holder Ahead of Her Time
An article about Dr. Mary Walker as the only woman to have received the Medal of Honor for her service in the Union Army during the Civil War. Describes how Walker's medal was awarded in 1865, and that "her citation cites her wartime service, but not specifically valor in combat." Also describes how her medal was rescinded in 1916 and restored in 1977. From the U.S. Department of Defense. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=42772 Topics: U.S. Military, Wars & Conflicts, Women Last updated Mar 13, 2008 Rosie: A Legend on the Home Front
Transcript of a round table talk with the author of the book "Our Mothers' War" and two women "home front" veterans of World War II: one a tack welder on PT boats at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and the other an African American clerk for the segregated boilermakers' union serving the San Francisco Bay Area's Kaiser shipyards. Accompanied by a slide show. From the fall 2007 issue of Common Ground, a National Park Service publication. http://commonground.cr.nps.gov/Feature_Start.cfm?past_issue=Fall%202007&feature=2 Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Feb 17, 2009 The Second World War Experience Centre
This mission of this British organization is "to collect, document, preserve, exhibit and encourage access to the surviving material evidence and associated information of the men and women who participated in the war in whatever capacity whether military, civilian or conscientious objector." Features a timeline, information about key figures, and selected materials from the collection on topics such as the war at sea, in the air, and on land. http://www.war-experience.org Topics: Activism, Military, Museums, Museums by Place, World War II Last updated Jul 26, 2005 United States Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO)
The primary mission of this joint military group "is to develop and implement a comprehensive DoD-wide sexual assault policy." The site provides policy documents, details about reporting military sexual assaults, news, and material about Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April. The "Resources" section includes reports and surveys, such as annual reports of sexual assaults, a report on care for victims, and a sexual harassment survey of reserve component members. http://www.sapr.mil Topics: Crime, U.S. Military, Women Last updated Mar 28, 2006 War, Women & Survival
This exhibit features images representing "[t]he roles played by women in military conflicts across time and place." Includes photos and images of propaganda posters, sheet music, recipe books, leaflets, press clippings, ration books, and more. Curated by Manuscripts and Special Collections, University of Nottingham, England, in partnership with Midland East Region of Soroptimist International. http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mss/online/online-exhibitions/exhib_wws/ Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Feb 17, 2009 What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?: An Oral History of Rhode Island Women During World War II
The heart of the site is the collection of nearly 30 oral histories. In addition, there is general information on World War II and women's parts in it: a glossary, a timeline, essays, and a bibliography of works cited. Created by students at South Kingstown (Rhode Island) High School; the project was developed by Linda P. Wood, an oral historian and the school's librarian. http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/tocCS.html Topics: History, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, Women, World War II Last updated Feb 29, 2004 Wings Across America: WASP - WWII
Information about the 1,074 Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) who flew military airplanes during WWII. Find official documents, records, and statistics, images, audio, and video. Includes a special focus on Jacqueline Cochran, Nancy Harkness Love, and General Hap Arnold, plus a bibliography and related links. Sponsored by Baylor University's Wings Across America project. http://www.wingsacrossamerica.us/ Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Transportation, U.S. Military, United States History, World War II Last updated Apr 14, 2007 Women & The Sea
This site traces the relationship of females to the sea, from female figureheads on ships and mermaids to women in the military, in yachting and racing, and as ship captains. Includes a timeline (1493-1995), images, bibliography, and links to related sites. From the Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia. http://ww2.mariner.org/women/index.htm Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Sports, Transportation, U.S. Military, Women Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Women and the U.S. Coast Guard
Photos, essays, and other material on women in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard. Features historical data on women lighthouse keepers, the U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve (also known as the SPARs), photos of women's Coast Guard uniforms (1942-1974), a chronology, and a bibliography. From the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. http://www.uscg.mil/history/WomenIndex.asp Topics: Photograph Collections, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Jun 7, 2009 Women in Army History
Collection of exhibits and documents related to women in the United States Army. Highlights include detailed documents on the Women's Army Corps in World War II and history of the Army Nurse Corps. Includes historical images and related links. From the Center of Military History (CMH), United States Army. http://www.history.army.mil/topics/women/Women-USA.htm Topics: U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Jul 8, 2008 Women In Military Service For America Memorial
This site describes the memorial (in Washington, D.C.), recounts and honors the stories and struggles of military women "who have served in our nation's defense during all eras and in all services." Also find women commemorated on U.S. postal stamps, educational resources, news, and a bibliography. Search the Register for "military histories, photographs and memorable military experiences of registered servicewomen." http://www.womensmemorial.org/ Topics: Military, Photograph Collections, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 8, 2005 Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation: Resources
Links to articles on the role of women in the U.S. military beginning with the American Revolution, including essays on Black, Asian-American, Hispanic, and Native American women in the armed forces; a narrative of the struggle for racial equality by Army veterans Sarah Louise Keys and her attorney, Dovey Johnson Roundtree; and an article on military women honored on U.S. postage stamps. From the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation. http://www.womensmemorial.org/Education/edresource.html Topics: Black Resources, Native Americans, Notable People: Women, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 8, 2005 Women Medal Recipients: Military and Civilian
This website provides an unofficial list of U.S. women military medal recipients. Medals include the Medal of Honor (only awarded to one woman during the Civil War), Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Silver Star, Air Medal, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Soldiers Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross ("The first woman to receive the DFC was Amelia Earhart which sparked controversy and later it was changed to exclude civilians."), and Distinguished Service Medal. From an enthusiast. http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/medals.html Topics: U.S. Military, Women Last updated Mar 10, 2008 Women Pilots in World War II
This exhibit provides a general overview of women pilots during World War II, and information specific to Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), and the Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD). Includes photos, a video, profiles of some of the women, and lists of women in the classes. From the United States Air Force (USAF) Museum. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1506 Topics: Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. Military, United States History, Women, World War II Last updated Aug 24, 2006 Women Soldiers of the Civil War
Article discussing and documenting several of the possibly hundreds of women who served as soldiers in both the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. From the spring 1993 issue of Prologue, the quarterly journal of the National Archives. http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1993/spring/women-in-the-civil-war-1.html Topics: History, Notable People: Women, United States History, Wars & Conflicts, Women Last updated Jul 28, 2005 |
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