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Entertainer Josephine Baker, Baltimore resident Virginia Hall, and Muslim pacifist Noor Khan were recruited as spies during World War II. CIA Museum Deputy Director Janelle Neises and…

Virginia Lee Dornheggen recounted her time as a U.S. Army nurse during the Vietnam War. She described injuries she treated, the night the hospital came under fire, and the job’s impact on her…

“Ladies Wear the Blue” is a U.S. Navy documentary and recruitment film tracing the history of women in the Navy from 1917 to 1974. It features an interview with World War I and World War II…

According to this 1945 War Department film, 57,000 women served as Army nurses during World War II. Produced by the Army Signal Corps for the Treasury Department, this short film was…

Sexual assault victims and victims' advocates testified on the need for Congress to address prevention and handling of such cases in the military. The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on…

President Biden announced the nomination of two women to be four-star generals during an event commemorating International Women’s Day. The president, joined by Defense Secretary Lloyd…

Members of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee testified on their report findings, which focused on issues of sexual assault, violent crimes, and command culture at Fort Hood, Texas.…

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy briefed reporters on the findings of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee, which focused on issues of sexual assault and violent crimes at the military installation.…

Veterans of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the Women’s Army Corps, the only African American all-female unit sent overseas during World War II, shared memories of their…

Journalist Liza Mundy talked about her book, Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II. She discussed the once clandestine role of women who were…

Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ), the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, reflected on her military career and shared her guiding principles.

Katherine Sharp Landdeck provided a history of the female pilots who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. This was a virtual event hosted by the National World War II…

The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing on sexual assault and harassment in the military following the death of Private First Class Vanessa Guillen at Fort Hood…

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Marilla Cushman led a tour of the Women’s Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, covering women who served in the Korean War through the war on terrorism. This is the…

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Marilla Cushman led a tour of the Women’s Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, covering women who served in the Revolutionary War through World War II. This was the…

The Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces held a public meeting in Arlington, Virginia. After reviewing the draft of…

Former military judges discussed their views before an advisory committee on the state of the military justice system and the handling of military sexual assault cases. They spoke before a…

The Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces held a public meeting in Arlington, Virginian. Following the testimony of…

The Defense Department’s Advisory Committee on Sexual Assault in the Military held its 13th public meeting in Arlington, Virginia. This portion of the event committee members heard from a few of…

The Defense Department’s Advisory Committee on Sexual Assault in the Military held its 13th public meeting in Arlington, Virginia. This portion of the event committee members heard from…