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Military Women - Overviews and Other Wars

More links on women and the military and women and war. Includes general and overview pages and sites, plus information on women in wars and time periods not covered on other pages on this site on women and the military.
Books on Women at War
Selected books about women and the military, or women at war.
About Semiramis - Sammu-Ramat
Legendary warrior queen of Assyria, she's credited with building a new Babylon as well as conquest of neighboring states.
Hannah Snell
In the 18th century, Hannah Snell disguised herself as a man and ended up serving in the army and the marines.
African Americans in Military History: Women
A useful bibliography, including books and magazine articles, on the history and experience of African American women in the military.
Images of Women In U.S. Army History
A series of photographs and artwork depictions of women's roles in war, from World War II through Desert Storm.
Military and War
Danuta Bois' list of women warriors, covering more than three thousand years of history and drawing from many different cultures. Brief biographies and some links to other sites.
Myths, Fallacies and Urban Legends
Capt. Critical, aka Capt. Barb, debunks common myths about women in the military.
Pacifism vs. Patriotism in Women's Organizations in the 1920s
After World War I, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the Daughters of the American Revolution represented two different perspectives of women towards war.
Pathfinder: Women and War
Part of a bibliography from the National Archives on women's history resources.
Suffrage, War, and Women's Work 1832-1918
An outline of the way in which women's participation in wartime influenced and was influenced by the expansion of women's civilian rights.
Women Get to the Front
A suggested curriculum unit (including reproducible worksheet) on women journalists in wartime. Uses Library of Congress web site, Two Centuries of American Women Journalists.
Women of Waterloo
Andrew Uffindell writes in Military History magazine about the women who participated in the battle of Waterloo during the Napoleonic Wars -- including women who were killed in the battle.
Women in the U.S. Navy
This bibliography is the Navy's response to frequent questions about women in the Navy.
Women Left Behind
During the Crusades (as with any war), women's role was often to take care of business back home. This curriculum unit provides basic information and some reading suggestions.
Women Who Gave Their Lives
This page honors women who gave their lives in American military conflicts, from the Civil War through today.

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