Her military service began as an enlisted WAAC Auxiliary (Private) in 1943, and continued until she retired in 1961 as a lieutenant colonel. She continued serving in retirement, supporting community, Army and veterans, and church activities.
Four new members have been appointed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, an expert panel that advises VA’s Secretary on issues and programs impacting women Veterans.
Today, there are roughly 2 million living women Veterans, and while we are over nine percent of the total living Veteran population, our military service often is hidden in many articles, books, research and images depicting military heroes.
Calling all women Veteran artists! VA’s Center for Women Veterans and the Veteran Artist Program will showcase art by 10 women Veterans at 10 VA medical centers around the United States in March 2017, to coincide with Women’s History Month.
The Living Legacy of American Indian Veterans: a Conversation with Juanita Mullen and Brenda McEwing
As National Native American Heritage Month is coming to a […]
Vera Cecelia Gustafson Palmer experienced World War II in a unique way. She was seldom far from the front, and she saw the worst that the war inflicted, but she also saw heroism on a daily basis.
A Q&A with Ginger Miller, founder and CEO of Women Veterans Interactive, a nonprofit dedicated to serving women Veterans.
On Nov. 2, the Center for Women Veterans hosted its inaugural meeting with representatives from Veterans service organizations, military service organizations, and non-profit organizations.
Research shows that women Veterans are more likely to complete degree programs than either men who are Veterans or women who are traditional students.
Women Veterans have higher rates of workforce participation and higher rates of employment than both male Veterans and women who never served.
Every Veteran should know the tremendous benefit of the VA guaranteed home loan program, which allows them to buy a home with no money down and no private mortgage insurance.
The number of women Veterans using VHA health care has more than doubled since 2000 to more than 500,000, and VA has been working diligently to better meet our needs.