Women in the Military: Past, Present, and Future
Women have played an important role in the Military success of the United States Government for hundreds of years. Starting with the Revolutionary War on a limited basis women disguised themselves in order to serve their country. Documented cases include Deborah Samson who served as Robert Shirtliffe, and then there is Anna Warner, wife of Captain Elijah Bailey. Anna earned the title of "The Heroine of Groton" because of her fearless efforts to aid the wounded during the massacre at Fort Griswald in Connecticut. Women also s…
