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The Army Nurse Corps
This is the first time women were officialy allowed in the military. And they had to be nurses or maids. They were not allowed to see actual combat or be on the frontlines. After 1901 men were no longer allowed to serve as nurses in the army -
The Navy Nurse Corps
The Navy Nurse Corps was formed to be aides to the doctors in the navy. They were given this job to keep them off the frontlines and out of danger. It took a long time for them to earn the respect of thier coworkers. -
WAAC - Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Congresswoman Rogers introduced a bill on May 28 th, 1941, to establish a Women's Army Auxiliary Corps for service with the Army of the United States. -
Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service
Women could go help army doctors in caases of national tradegy such as Pearl Harbor. But they must not participate in the defense of U. S. Militrary Bases -
Coast Guard
Made more men available to serve at sea by assigning women to onshore duties during World War II. After World War 2 these groups were demobilized. -
Women's Armed Services Integration Act Enacted
United States law enacted on June 12, 1948, enabled women to serve as permanent, regular members of the armed forces in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the recently formed Air Force. Prior to this act, women, with the exception of nurses, served in the military only in times of war. However, it excluded women from Air Force and Navy vessels and aircraft that might engage in combat -
Public Law 94-106 - Admitting Women to the Service Academies
President Gerald Ford signed Public Law 94-106, establishing the admission of women into the academies, 119 women entered West Point, 81 entered the US Naval Academy, and 157 enrolled at the US Air Force Academy. Women also enrolled in the Coast Guard Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy. -
The US Air Force opens all aircraft to women
This is when woman were allowed to fly combat missions. -
First woman commanded a Space Shuttle - Col. Eileen Collins
She flew the space shuttle.
