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American Women in Uniform, Veterans Too!

Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Cadet Nursing Corps Card Files, 1942-1948 $

The United States faced a nursing shortage during World War II, as many were sent overseas to support the U.S. Military. The World War II Cadet Nursing Corps records tell the inspiring story of almost 125,000 women who stepped up for nursing training and service at this pivotal point in American history. Original source: Cadet Nurse Corps Files, compiled 1943

Army Women's Foundation - The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion New!

Canadian War Brides

Canadian War Brides of the First World War

Information about the War Brides who came to Canada after WWI.

Civil War Diaries: Location of Women's Diaries

Civil War Women - Primary Sources on the Internet

Civil War Women: Primary Sources on the Internet

From the Sallie Bingham Center at the Duke University Libraries.

CIVIL-WAR-WOMEN Mailing List (Archived on RootsWeb)

History.com - Women in the Vietnam War

Medical Units Where Women Served During the Vietnam War

National Museum of the United States Army - A Different Kind of Victory: The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion New!

National Park Service - 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion New!

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was a mostly African American battalion of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC).

Nurses in the Boer War, 1899-1902

Details of over 2000 nurses who cared for the sick and wounded during the Boer War. Includes a transcription of the medal rolls as well as census and other information in an easy to search database.

Partners in Winning the War: American Women in World War II

From the National Women's History Museum.

Rosie the Riveter--World War II Home Front National Historical Park

From the National Park Service.

Sabers and Soapsuds: Dragoon Women on the Frontier, 1833-1861

Society for Women and the Civil War

Dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of women

The American War Bride Experiences

The Florence Nightingale Nurses

An alphabetical list of nurses sent to military hospitals in the east.