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Women have served in combat roles for a decade; the Pentagon is reopening the debate
Kristen Griest and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver became the first women to make it through Ranger training in 2015, Vanasse had taped their pictures above her desk. “I’m next,” she told herself then. “It’s ...
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India-Pakistan Ceasefire: A Look Back At How Women Prepared Their Households For War And Blackouts In 1965 And 1971
Indo-Pakistani War, women in India, like those in Bhuj, played a crucial role by serving as Home Guards, offering reassurance ...
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Saluting Her Story: Real Female Officers And Wonder Women Who Inspired Bollywood Movies
There have been many women officers who have sacrificed a lot to ensure India's security. Here are the Bollywood movies ...
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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society
New research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided ...
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A new look at Civil War railroading
What did the Civil War do to railroading? The changes were rapid, profound, lasting, and formed the real basis of truly ...
New ‘Eras Exhibit’ at Canton’s First Ladies museum chronicles women’s history through the ages
Much of the history of the United States is told through the stories of white men. Not so in Canton, where the nation’s first ...
These daredevil women pilots helped beat Hitler in WWII
Banned from flying in the U.S., these 25 American women headed to Britain to help ferry military aircraft—and fascinated the ...
A wild ride with the ‘Atta-Girl’ pilots who helped win World War II
In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.