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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

• 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

• 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.

• The Women's Army Corps

  At Camp Hale, Colorado.

• The Women's Army Corps: A Commemoration of World War II Service

• Victorian Nurses in the Boer War