women

Discusses women's changing role in the military and examines the issues related to whether or not women should be allowed to serve in combat.

Traces the roots of the Gulf wars and the role women played in the military, as correspondents, as medics, and on the homefront.

Examines the role of women during World War II, discussing their activities on the war front and at home, single-handedly running households, working as riveters, shipworkers, in vehicle maintenance, as nurses, spies, journalists, and active members of the military.

A collection of ten biographies of women who have served in the military when America was at war, including Mary Walsh, Sarah Emma Edmonds, and Megan Jans.

Provides background information about the Revolutionary War, and discusses the heroism displayed by Pennsylvania wife Molly Pitcher who risked her life to follow her husband into battle and take his place at the cannon when he became too weak to continue.

Maria Antonia Etxarri, the daughter of the owner of a bar where a distinguished businessman dies of a stroke, is forced to confront the ghosts of her past when a lie from decades earlier comes back to haunt her.

Profiles the women whose bravery, convictions, and patriotism impacted the formation of the United States, focusing on the contributions of the wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters of the country's founding fathers.

The story of Sybil Ludington's ride on horseback to rouse American soldiers to fight against the British who were attacking Danbury, Connecticut during the American Revolution.