Women Veterans

Women Veterans Recognition Day is celebrated on June 12th to honor the service and sacrifice of women who have worn the uniform.

The story of Mayumi Kimura, Navy Veteran and deputy secretary for Women Veteran Affairs, California Department of Veterans Affairs.

The first stop of the Women Veterans Enrollment Summit will be held in San Antonio, Texas, on July 24–25, 2026. Register now!

This week's Women's History Month profile by the Center for Women Veterans honors the service of VA's Chief Veterans Experience Officer Lynda Davis, Ph.D.

During Women’s History Month, we honor the women who served our nation in uniform and who are also shaping the future of Veterans’ health care and policy.

For Women's History Month, we share one family's multi-generational story of service and a legacy of care.

During Women’s History Month, we proudly recognize the women who not only served our nation in uniform, but who continue to serve by shaping the future of Veterans’ health care and policy.

VA offers women Veterans support to navigate the phases of menopause. From medication and whole health resources to sleep and lifestyle counseling, VA is there for women Veterans during this transitional period of their lives.

This month’s Center for Women Veteran Book Corner author is Army Veteran Sonja Crosby, who served as a Military Intelligence Analyst from 1982 to 1988.

This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Navy Veteran Loretta Walsh, who served in WWI as the first enlisted woman in the U.S. military.

This month’s Center for Women Veterans Book Corner author is retired Army Veteran Lisa Renee Kirk, who served as a military policeman from 1996 to 2017, and is the author of, “In and Out of Uniform.”

This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Air Force Veteran Cookie Avvampato, who served in Kuwait and Iraq.