Women in the Military: From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots

Women in the Military: From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots

by Connie Goldsmith
Women in the Military: From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots

Women in the Military: From Drill Sergeants to Fighter Pilots

by Connie Goldsmith

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Overview

In December 2015, the Pentagon changed a rule to allow American women to serve for the first time ever in front-line ground combat troops. Women have fulfilled many military roles throughout history, including nursing; driving ambulances; handling administrative duties; working as mechanics; and serving in the WASPs, WACs, WAVES, and SPARS. More recently women are flying jets, conducting surveillance, commanding naval ships, and now fighting on the front lines. Yet no matter their official title, they have faced devastating discrimination—from lack of advancement, economic inequity, and inadequate veteran support, to sexual harassment and rape. Meet the women who have served their country courageously and who are standing up for fairness in the US military.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781541557086
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date: 01/01/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 120
File size: 19 MB
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Age Range: 13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Connie Goldsmith is a registered nurse with a bachelor of science degree in nursing and a master of public administration degree in health care. She has written numerous books for YA readers and nearly two hundred magazine articles. Her recent books include Kiyo Sato: From a WWII Japanese Internment Camp to a Life of Service (2020), a Junior Library Guild selection; Running on Empty: Sleeplessness in American Teens (2021); Understanding Coronaviruses: SARS, MERS, and the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021); and Bombs Over Bikini: The World's First Nuclear Disaster (2014), a Junior Library Guild selection, a Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, an Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California Distinguished Book, and an SCBWI Crystal Kite Winner. She lives in Sacramento, California. Visit her website at http://www.conniegoldsmith.com/.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Women at War 4

Chapter 2 One Hundred Years of Service 15

Chapter 3 A Look at the Military 31

Chapter 4 Welcome to the Military 42

Chapter 5 Women's Work 55

Chapter 6 Sexual Harassment and Assault 66

Chapter 7 Invisible Veterans 80

Chapter 8 Success After Service 91

Timeline of Historic Advances for Women in the Military 98

Source Notes 99

Glossary 108

Selected Bibliography 110

Further Information 111

Index 115

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