SettingsWomen in the United States Army
Allison Paganetti
Allison Paganetti (born February 21, 1984) is a beauty queen from North Kingstown, Rhode Island who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.
Allison Paganetti (born February 21, 1984) is a beauty queen from North Kingstown, Rhode Island who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.
Alyssa Peterson
Alyssa R. Peterson (February 29, 1976 – September 15, 2003) was a U.S. Army Specialist, Arabic language certification, serving with C Company, 311th Military Intelligence BN, 101st Airborn...
Alyssa R. Peterson (February 29, 1976 – September 15, 2003) was a U.S. Army Specialist, Arabic language certification, serving with C Company, 311th Military Intelligence BN, 101st Airborn...
Ann E. Dunwoody
General Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody, USA, is the current Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command.
General Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody, USA, is the current Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command.
Ann M. McDonough
Chief Warrant Officer Three Ann M. McDonough was a respected and highly regarded member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame and Distinguished Member of the Corps since her induction in 1988.
Chief Warrant Officer Three Ann M. McDonough was a respected and highly regarded member of the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame and Distinguished Member of the Corps since her induction in 1988.
Ann Wright
Mary Ann Wright is a former United States Army colonel and retired official of the U.S. State Department, known for her outspoken opposition to the Iraq War.
Mary Ann Wright is a former United States Army colonel and retired official of the U.S. State Department, known for her outspoken opposition to the Iraq War.
Anna Mac Clarke
Anna Mac Clarke (June 20, 1919 – April 19, 1944) from Kentucky joined the Women's Army Corps of the US Army in 1942.
Anna Mac Clarke (June 20, 1919 – April 19, 1944) from Kentucky joined the Women's Army Corps of the US Army in 1942.
Anne P. Mitchell
Anne P. Mitchell (b. April 3, 1958) is an attorney, Professor of Law, and the founder and CEO of the Institute for Social Internet Public Policy.
Anne P. Mitchell (b. April 3, 1958) is an attorney, Professor of Law, and the founder and CEO of the Institute for Social Internet Public Policy.
Annie Fox (nurse)
Lt. Annie G. Fox (August 4, 1893 – January 20, 1987) was the first woman to receive the Purple Heart for combat.
Lt. Annie G. Fox (August 4, 1893 – January 20, 1987) was the first woman to receive the Purple Heart for combat.
Barbara Fast
Barbara Fast was a general officer in the United States Army and was the senior military intelligence officer serving in Iraq during the period of time when the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner a...
Barbara Fast was a general officer in the United States Army and was the senior military intelligence officer serving in Iraq during the period of time when the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner a...
Barbara Lauwers
Barbara Lauwers (April 22, 1914 – August 16, 2009), later known as Barbara Lauwers Podoski, was a corporal in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) and won the Bronze Star after one of her operatio...
Barbara Lauwers (April 22, 1914 – August 16, 2009), later known as Barbara Lauwers Podoski, was a corporal in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) and won the Bronze Star after one of her operatio...
Carmen Contreras-Bozak
Tech4 Carmen Contreras-Bozak was the first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Women's Army Corps where she served as an interpreter and in numerous administrative positions.
Tech4 Carmen Contreras-Bozak was the first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Women's Army Corps where she served as an interpreter and in numerous administrative positions.
Carmen García Rosado
PFC Carmen García Rosado (born October 29, 1926) is an educator, author and activist for the rights of women veterans who was among the first 200 Puerto Rican women to be recruited into the WAC...
PFC Carmen García Rosado (born October 29, 1926) is an educator, author and activist for the rights of women veterans who was among the first 200 Puerto Rican women to be recruited into the WAC...
Carmen Lozano Dumler
Second Lieutenant Carmen Lozano Dumler, was one of the first Puerto Rican women to become a United States Army officer.
Second Lieutenant Carmen Lozano Dumler, was one of the first Puerto Rican women to become a United States Army officer.
Carolyn Wood
Carolyn Wood, United States Army captain, is a military intelligence officer who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Carolyn Wood, United States Army captain, is a military intelligence officer who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Caryn Wagner
Caryn Wagner is a US Army intelligence officer and the Obama administration's nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis (an Under Secretary in the D...
Caryn Wagner is a US Army intelligence officer and the Obama administration's nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis (an Under Secretary in the D...
Charity Adams
Charity Edna Adams Earley was the first African American woman to be an officer in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (later WACS) and was the commanding officer of the first battalion of African ...
Charity Edna Adams Earley was the first African American woman to be an officer in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (later WACS) and was the commanding officer of the first battalion of African ...
Christine Griffin
Christine M. Griffin is an American lawyer and Assistant Secretary for Disability Policies and Programs, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
Christine M. Griffin is an American lawyer and Assistant Secretary for Disability Policies and Programs, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
Ciara Durkin
Ciara Durkin was a member of the Massachusetts National Guard who died under mysterious circumstances while deployed in Afghanistan.
Ciara Durkin was a member of the Massachusetts National Guard who died under mysterious circumstances while deployed in Afghanistan.
Claudia Kennedy
Claudia Jean Kennedy (born July 14, 1947) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army.
Claudia Jean Kennedy (born July 14, 1947) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Army.
Coral Wong Pietsch
Coral Wong Pietsch (Chinese: 珊瑚黄皮茨奇; Pinyin: Shānhú Huáng Pí Cí Qí) was a Brigadier General in the United States Army Reserve.
Coral Wong Pietsch (Chinese: 珊瑚黄皮茨奇; Pinyin: Shānhú Huáng Pí Cí Qí) was a Brigadier General in the United States Army Reserve.
Courtney Zablocki
Courtney Zablocki (born January 28, 1981) is an American luger who competed from 1997 to 2010.
Courtney Zablocki (born January 28, 1981) is an American luger who competed from 1997 to 2010.
Deborah Sampson
Deborah Sampson Gannett, better known as Deborah Sampson, was an American woman who impersonated a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Deborah Sampson Gannett, better known as Deborah Sampson, was an American woman who impersonated a man in order to serve in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Debra Harrison
Debra Harrison (born 1958) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve who served in the Coalition Provisional Authority from 2003 to 2004.
Debra Harrison (born 1958) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve who served in the Coalition Provisional Authority from 2003 to 2004.
Diane E. Beaver
Diane E. Beaver is an American lawyer and former officer in the United States Army.
Diane E. Beaver is an American lawyer and former officer in the United States Army.
Elaine Roe
Elaine Roe was an officer in the United States Army during World War II. She was awarded the Silver Star for her actions during Operation Shingle.
Elaine Roe was an officer in the United States Army during World War II. She was awarded the Silver Star for her actions during Operation Shingle.
Eliza Allen
Eliza Allen was a Maine woman who, in 1851, published a memoir called The Female Volunteer; Or the Life and Wonderful Adventures of Miss Eliza Allen, A Young Lady of Eastport, Maine.
Eliza Allen was a Maine woman who, in 1851, published a memoir called The Female Volunteer; Or the Life and Wonderful Adventures of Miss Eliza Allen, A Young Lady of Eastport, Maine.
Elizabeth P. Hoisington
Elizabeth Paschel Hoisington was an United States Army officer who was one of the first women to attain the rank of Brigadier General.
Elizabeth Paschel Hoisington was an United States Army officer who was one of the first women to attain the rank of Brigadier General.
Emily Perez
Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez (19 February 1983–12 September 2006) was the first female minority Cadet Command Sergeant Major in the history of the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez (19 February 1983–12 September 2006) was the first female minority Cadet Command Sergeant Major in the history of the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Esther Blake
Esther McGowin Blake was the "first woman in the Air Force."
Esther McGowin Blake was the "first woman in the Air Force."
Frances M. Vega
SPC Frances M. Vega, also known as "That Girl Benitez" (September 2, 1983-November 2, 2003), was the first female soldier of Puerto Rican descent to die in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
SPC Frances M. Vega, also known as "That Girl Benitez" (September 2, 1983-November 2, 2003), was the first female soldier of Puerto Rican descent to die in a combat zone in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Gale Pollock
Gale S. Pollock is a retired United States Army major general who served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army from October 2006 to March 2007, and also as chief of the Army Nu...
Gale S. Pollock is a retired United States Army major general who served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army from October 2006 to March 2007, and also as chief of the Army Nu...
Gertrude Noone
Gertrude Evelyn Noone (December 30, 1898 – September 10, 2009) was an American supercentenarian and also the oldest American military veteran until she died in September 2009.
Gertrude Evelyn Noone (December 30, 1898 – September 10, 2009) was an American supercentenarian and also the oldest American military veteran until she died in September 2009.
Irene O. Galloway
Irene O. Galloway (1908–1963) was an American Army soldier and the fourth commanding officer of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC).
Irene O. Galloway (1908–1963) was an American Army soldier and the fourth commanding officer of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC).
James Tiptree, Jr.
James Tiptree, Jr. was the pen name of American science fiction author Alice Bradley Sheldon, used from 1967 to her death.
James Tiptree, Jr. was the pen name of American science fiction author Alice Bradley Sheldon, used from 1967 to her death.
Jane Holl Lute
Jane Holl Lute currently serves as the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, having been confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 2009.
Jane Holl Lute currently serves as the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, having been confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 2009.
Janet J. McCoy
Janet J. McCoy was an American politician and businesswoman.
Janet J. McCoy was an American politician and businesswoman.
Janis Karpinski
Janis Leigh Karpinski (born May 25, 1953, Rahway, New Jersey) is a central figure in the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal.
Janis Leigh Karpinski (born May 25, 1953, Rahway, New Jersey) is a central figure in the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal.
Jeanette Arocho-Burkart
Jeanette Arocho-Burkart is a Sergeant in the United States Army.
Jeanette Arocho-Burkart is a Sergeant in the United States Army.
Jeannie Deakyne
Jeannie Deakyne née Panton is the winner of the Mrs.
Jeannie Deakyne née Panton is the winner of the Mrs.
Jessica Lynch (Prisoner of War)
Jessica Dawn Lynch is a former Private First Class in the United States Army Quartermaster Corps.
Jessica Dawn Lynch is a former Private First Class in the United States Army Quartermaster Corps.
Jill Morgenthaler
Jill Morgenthaler (born March 31, 1954) was the 2008 Democratic nominee for Illinois' 6th congressional district defeating Stan Jagla in the primary.
Jill Morgenthaler (born March 31, 1954) was the 2008 Democratic nominee for Illinois' 6th congressional district defeating Stan Jagla in the primary.
Jill Stevens
Jill Stevens (born about 1985) is Miss Utah 2007.
Jill Stevens (born about 1985) is Miss Utah 2007.
Joyce L. Stevens
BG Joyce "Joy" Stevens Upon her promotion on 14 July 2006, Brigadier General "Joy" Stevens became the first female general officer in the Texas Army National Guard.
BG Joyce "Joy" Stevens Upon her promotion on 14 July 2006, Brigadier General "Joy" Stevens became the first female general officer in the Texas Army National Guard.
Julia Catherine Stimson
Julia Catherine Stimson is credited as one of several persons who brought nursing to the status of a profession.
Julia Catherine Stimson is credited as one of several persons who brought nursing to the status of a profession.
June Wandrey
June Wandrey Mann (1920–2005) was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps from Battle Creek, Michigan.
June Wandrey Mann (1920–2005) was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps from Battle Creek, Michigan.
Katherine Jashinski
Katherine Jashinski (born 1982) was the first female soldier to refuse duty in American military operations following September 11, 2001.
Katherine Jashinski (born 1982) was the first female soldier to refuse duty in American military operations following September 11, 2001.
Kathryn Frost
Major General (retired) Kathryn G. Frost (November 7, 1948 – August 18, 2006) was the commander of the United States Army and Air Force Exchange Service from August 2002 to April 2005.
Major General (retired) Kathryn G. Frost (November 7, 1948 – August 18, 2006) was the commander of the United States Army and Air Force Exchange Service from August 2002 to April 2005.
Katie MacFarlane
Katie MacFarlane, (born Kathryn Ann MacFarlane on January 16, 1982) is a former American basketball player and a current U.S. Army intelligence officer.
Katie MacFarlane, (born Kathryn Ann MacFarlane on January 16, 1982) is a former American basketball player and a current U.S. Army intelligence officer.
Kay Summersby
Kay Summersby (1908–20 January 1975) was a member of the British Mechanised Transport Corps during World War II, who served as chauffeur to Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force Dwi...
Kay Summersby (1908–20 January 1975) was a member of the British Mechanised Transport Corps during World War II, who served as chauffeur to Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force Dwi...
Kayla Williams (author)
Kayla Williams is a linguist and former intelligence specialist in the US Army who wrote her experiences of the 2003 Iraq invasion in her book "Love My Rifle More Than You".
Kayla Williams is a linguist and former intelligence specialist in the US Army who wrote her experiences of the 2003 Iraq invasion in her book "Love My Rifle More Than You".
Kelly Warren
Kelly Therese Warren (born 1966, Warner Robins, Georgia) is a former private in the United States Army who was convicted of espionage.
Kelly Therese Warren (born 1966, Warner Robins, Georgia) is a former private in the United States Army who was convicted of espionage.
Kimberly Hampton
Kimberly Nicole Hampton (August 18, 1976 – January 2, 2004) was a Captain in the United States Army and the first female military pilot in United States history to be shot down and killed ...
Kimberly Nicole Hampton (August 18, 1976 – January 2, 2004) was a Captain in the United States Army and the first female military pilot in United States history to be shot down and killed ...
L. Taylor Hansen
L. Taylor Hansen was a science fiction writer and anthropologist who used a male writing persona for the early part of her career.
L. Taylor Hansen was a science fiction writer and anthropologist who used a male writing persona for the early part of her career.
Lauretta Schimmoler
Lauretta M Schimmoler born 17 September 1900 Fort Jennings, Ohio, died January 1981 Glendale, California was an aviatrix who was the first woman in the United States to estabish an airport i...
Lauretta M Schimmoler born 17 September 1900 Fort Jennings, Ohio, died January 1981 Glendale, California was an aviatrix who was the first woman in the United States to estabish an airport i...
LaVena Johnson
LaVena Johnson was a Private First Class in the United States Army whose death, officially ruled a suicide, has attracted international attention amid shocking revelations she was raped and murdered.
LaVena Johnson was a Private First Class in the United States Army whose death, officially ruled a suicide, has attracted international attention amid shocking revelations she was raped and murdered.
Lee Price
Brig. Gen. N. Lee S. Price, USA, serves as the Program Executive Officer for the United States Army Program Executive Office, Command, Control, Communications-Tactical, headquartered at Aberdeen...
Brig. Gen. N. Lee S. Price, USA, serves as the Program Executive Officer for the United States Army Program Executive Office, Command, Control, Communications-Tactical, headquartered at Aberdeen...
Leigh Ann Hester
Leigh Ann Hester of the 617th Military Police Company, a Kentucky Army National Guard unit out of Richmond, Kentucky, received the Silver Star for her actions on March 20, 2005 during an enemy a...
Leigh Ann Hester of the 617th Military Police Company, a Kentucky Army National Guard unit out of Richmond, Kentucky, received the Silver Star for her actions on March 20, 2005 during an enemy a...
Lisa Girman
Lisa Girman is a Pennsylvania State Trooper and former reservist in the United States Army.
Lisa Girman is a Pennsylvania State Trooper and former reservist in the United States Army.
Lizbeth Robles
SPC Lizbeth Robles (April 4, 1973-March 1, 2005), was a female soldier born in Puerto Rico that died in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
SPC Lizbeth Robles (April 4, 1973-March 1, 2005), was a female soldier born in Puerto Rico that died in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lori Piestewa
SPC Lori Ann Piestewa (December 14, 1979 – March 23, 2003) was a U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps soldier killed during the same Iraqi Army attack in which fellow soldiers Shoshana Johnson an...
SPC Lori Ann Piestewa (December 14, 1979 – March 23, 2003) was a U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps soldier killed during the same Iraqi Army attack in which fellow soldiers Shoshana Johnson an...
Lynndie England
Lynndie Rana England (born November 8, 1982) is a former United States Army reservist who served in the 372nd Military Police Company.
Lynndie Rana England (born November 8, 1982) is a former United States Army reservist who served in the 372nd Military Police Company.
Marcia Anderson
Marcia Carol Martin Anderson became in 2011 the first African-American woman to achieve the rank of major general in the United States Army Reserve.
Marcia Carol Martin Anderson became in 2011 the first African-American woman to achieve the rank of major general in the United States Army Reserve.
Marcia M. Anderson
Marcia Carol Martin Anderson became in 2011 the first African American woman to achieve the rank of major general in the United States Army Reserve.
Marcia Carol Martin Anderson became in 2011 the first African American woman to achieve the rank of major general in the United States Army Reserve.
Margarethe Cammermeyer
Margarethe "Grethe" Cammermeyer served as a colonel in the Washington National Guard and became a gay rights activist.
Margarethe "Grethe" Cammermeyer served as a colonel in the Washington National Guard and became a gay rights activist.
Marie Rossi
Marie Therese Rossi Cayton (January 3, 1959 – March 1, 1991) of Oradell, New Jersey, was a Major in the United States Army.
Marie Therese Rossi Cayton (January 3, 1959 – March 1, 1991) of Oradell, New Jersey, was a Major in the United States Army.
Maritza Sáenz Ryan
Colonel Maritza Sáenz Ryan, is a United States Army officer, and the head of the Department of Law at the United States Military Academy.
Colonel Maritza Sáenz Ryan, is a United States Army officer, and the head of the Department of Law at the United States Military Academy.
Mary Elizabeth Clark
Sister Mary Elizabeth Clark (born 1938, Pontiac, Michigan) is the main mover of the AIDS Education and Global Information System database, previously a pre-World Wide Web bulletin board system.
Sister Mary Elizabeth Clark (born 1938, Pontiac, Michigan) is the main mover of the AIDS Education and Global Information System database, previously a pre-World Wide Web bulletin board system.
Mary Hallaren
Mary Agnes Hallaren (May 4, 1907 – February 13, 2005) was an American soldier, the director of the Women's Army Corps at the time that it became a part of the United States Army.
Mary Agnes Hallaren (May 4, 1907 – February 13, 2005) was an American soldier, the director of the Women's Army Corps at the time that it became a part of the United States Army.
María Inés Ortiz
Captain María Inés Ortiz (1967–July 10, 2007), was the first American nurse to die in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the first Army nurse to die in combat since the Vietnam War.
Captain María Inés Ortiz (1967–July 10, 2007), was the first American nurse to die in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the first Army nurse to die in combat since the Vietnam War.
María V. Martínez
Command Sergeant Major (CSM) María V. Martínez (born c. 1960) is the first Puerto Rican female to reach the rank of Command Sergeant Major in the United States Army.
Command Sergeant Major (CSM) María V. Martínez (born c. 1960) is the first Puerto Rican female to reach the rank of Command Sergeant Major in the United States Army.
Mattie Pinnette
Mattie Pinette (1903-1999) graduated from the University of Maine and worked as a secretary for the National Bureau of Standards and the Civil Aeronautics Administration in Washington, DC.
Mattie Pinette (1903-1999) graduated from the University of Maine and worked as a secretary for the National Bureau of Standards and the Civil Aeronautics Administration in Washington, DC.
Megan Ambuhl
Megan M. Ambuhl is a former United States Army reservist and member of the 372nd Military Police Company who was convicted in court-martial in connection with the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner...
Megan M. Ambuhl is a former United States Army reservist and member of the 372nd Military Police Company who was convicted in court-martial in connection with the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner...
Melissa Stockwell
Melissa Stockwell is an American paratriathlete and former swimmer and U.S. Army officer.
Melissa Stockwell is an American paratriathlete and former swimmer and U.S. Army officer.
Mercedes O. Cubria
Lieutenant Colonel Mercedes O. Cubria a.k.a. "La Tia" was the first Cuban born female officer in the U.S Army.
Lieutenant Colonel Mercedes O. Cubria a.k.a. "La Tia" was the first Cuban born female officer in the U.S Army.
Michele S. Jones
Michele S. Jones was the first woman in the United States Army Reserve to reach the position of command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve.
Michele S. Jones was the first woman in the United States Army Reserve to reach the position of command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve.
Midori (author)
Midori is a prominent human sexuality writer, speaker, and sex educator based in San Francisco, California.
Midori is a prominent human sexuality writer, speaker, and sex educator based in San Francisco, California.
Monica Lin Brown
Monica Lin Brown is a medic in the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division who became the first woman in Afghanistan and only the second woman since Worl...
Monica Lin Brown is a medic in the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division who became the first woman in Afghanistan and only the second woman since Worl...
Myrtle Bachelder
Myrtle Claire Bachelder was an American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer, who is noted for her secret work on the Manhattan Project atomic bomb program, and for the development of techniqu...
Myrtle Claire Bachelder was an American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer, who is noted for her secret work on the Manhattan Project atomic bomb program, and for the development of techniqu...
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
Nilsa Cruz-Perez (born January 21, 1961 in Puerto Rico) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1995 to 2010, where she represented the 5th...
Nilsa Cruz-Perez (born January 21, 1961 in Puerto Rico) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1995 to 2010, where she represented the 5th...
Oveta Culp Hobby
Oveta Culp Hobby was the first secretary of the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first commanding officer of the Women's Army Corps, and chairperson of the board of the Housto...
Oveta Culp Hobby was the first secretary of the US Department of Health, Education and Welfare, first commanding officer of the Women's Army Corps, and chairperson of the board of the Housto...
Pat Foote
Pat Foote (* May 19, 1930 in Durham, North Carolina) is a retired US Army Brigadier General.
Pat Foote (* May 19, 1930 in Durham, North Carolina) is a retired US Army Brigadier General.
Reba Z. Whittle
First Lieutenant Reba Zitella Whittle was a member of the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She became the only American military female prisoner of war in the European Theater...
First Lieutenant Reba Zitella Whittle was a member of the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She became the only American military female prisoner of war in the European Theater...
Rhonda Cornum
U.S. Army Brigadier General Rhonda Cornum, Ph.D., M.D. is the Director of Comprehensive Soldier Fitness in the Army G-3/5/7.
U.S. Army Brigadier General Rhonda Cornum, Ph.D., M.D. is the Director of Comprehensive Soldier Fitness in the Army G-3/5/7.
Rosetta Burke
Rosetta Burke was the first female Assistant Adjutant General of New York State and of the Army National Guard.
Rosetta Burke was the first female Assistant Adjutant General of New York State and of the Army National Guard.
Ruby Bradley
Colonel Ruby Bradley (December 19, 1907 – May 28, 2002) was one of the most decorated women in United States military history.
Colonel Ruby Bradley (December 19, 1907 – May 28, 2002) was one of the most decorated women in United States military history.
Sara Payne Hayden
Sara Payne Hayden was one of the women who joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II. She was the Veterans Affairs chairwoman of the group as of 2006.
Sara Payne Hayden was one of the women who joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II. She was the Veterans Affairs chairwoman of the group as of 2006.
Selena M. Salcedo
Selena M. Salcedo was an United States Army soldier, who pled guilty to charges of dereliction of duty and assault in connection with the abuse of an Afghani prisoner, Dilawar, who later died.
Selena M. Salcedo was an United States Army soldier, who pled guilty to charges of dereliction of duty and assault in connection with the abuse of an Afghani prisoner, Dilawar, who later died.
Shannon Grove
Shannon Grove is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly.
Shannon Grove is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly.
Shauna Rohbock
Shauna L. Rohbock (born April 4, 1977) is a Specialist in the U.S. Army National Guard, an Olympic medal-winning bobsledder, and former professional soccer player.
Shauna L. Rohbock (born April 4, 1977) is a Specialist in the U.S. Army National Guard, an Olympic medal-winning bobsledder, and former professional soccer player.
Shelby Walker
Shelby Rogers (born February 27, 1975 in Kingsville, Texas – September 24, 2006) was a professional boxer and mixed martial arts fighter.
Shelby Rogers (born February 27, 1975 in Kingsville, Texas – September 24, 2006) was a professional boxer and mixed martial arts fighter.
Sherian Cadoria
Sherian Grace Cadoria was the first black female general in the United States Army and the highest ranking female at the time of her retirement in 1990 with the rank of Brigadier General.
Sherian Grace Cadoria was the first black female general in the United States Army and the highest ranking female at the time of her retirement in 1990 with the rank of Brigadier General.
Shoshana Johnson
Shoshana Nyree Johnson is a Panamanian-born former United States soldier, and was the first black female prisoner of war in the military history of the United States.
Shoshana Nyree Johnson is a Panamanian-born former United States soldier, and was the first black female prisoner of war in the military history of the United States.
Simone Holcomb
Simone Holcomb, a specialist soldier in the Colorado National Guard, and her husband Vaughn were both sent to Iraq.
Simone Holcomb, a specialist soldier in the Colorado National Guard, and her husband Vaughn were both sent to Iraq.
Soldier Girls
Soldier Girls is a 1981 documentary film by Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill about several women training in the US army.
Soldier Girls is a 1981 documentary film by Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill about several women training in the US army.
Sylvia Rexach
Sylvia Rexach (January 22, 1922 – October 20, 1961), was a comedy scriptwriter, poet, singer and composer of boleros.
Sylvia Rexach (January 22, 1922 – October 20, 1961), was a comedy scriptwriter, poet, singer and composer of boleros.
Tammy Duckworth
Ladda Tammy Duckworth is the Democratic nominee in Illinois's 8th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives.
Ladda Tammy Duckworth is the Democratic nominee in Illinois's 8th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives.
Teresa King
Command Sergeant Major Teresa King (born in 1961) is the first woman to head the U.S. Army's Drill Sergeant School at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.
Command Sergeant Major Teresa King (born in 1961) is the first woman to head the U.S. Army's Drill Sergeant School at Fort Jackson in South Carolina.
Tracy Price-Thompson
Tracy Price-Thompson (born 1963) is a speaker, novelist, and retired United States Army Engineer officer.
Tracy Price-Thompson (born 1963) is a speaker, novelist, and retired United States Army Engineer officer.
Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo
Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo (born April 12, 1981) is a member of the Honolulu City Council.
Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo (born April 12, 1981) is a member of the Honolulu City Council.
Vivia Thomas
Vivia Thomas was an American folk figure.
Vivia Thomas was an American folk figure.