Women In The Military

By carrotop

  • 1861-1865 Civil War

    1861-1865 Civil War
    Women provided care for the confererate army and the union army during the civil war.

  • Spanish American War

    Spanish American War
    Women helped treat sick soldiers. Because of the performance of these women; it led to the form of the Army Nurses Corps.

  • ANC

    ANC
    In 1901, the US created the Army Nurses Corps.

  • Navy Nurses Corps

    Navy Nurses Corps
    In 1908, the US the US created the Navy Nurses Corps.

  • World War 1 (1917-1918)

    World War 1 (1917-1918)
    More than 21,480 nurses served in stateside and overseas. More than 400 women died in the line of duty. Mostly because of a Flu known as the Spainish flu.

  • World War 2

    World War 2
    More than 60,000 women nurses served in ww2. Very Few died.

  • Korean War (1950-1953)

    Korean War (1950-1953)
    In the korean war more than 500 women nurses served overseas mainly in japanese hospitals.

  • Vietnam War (1965-1975)

    Vietnam War (1965-1975)
    More than 7000 women served in combat as military nurses behind the front lines.

  • First Woman in the ANG

    First Woman in the ANG
    The first woman was swarn in to the Air National Guard.

  • War in the Persian Gulf (1990-1991)

    War in the Persian Gulf (1990-1991)
    About 40,000 women served in the Persion Gulf War.