Women Veterans

Women Veterans have made significant contributions throughout American history, often overcoming gender barriers and breaking new ground. Among these remarkable women is Donna-Mae Smith, the first woman bugler in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC).

Diverse representation of women in health care research allows MVP to make discoveries for women’s health

This month’s CWV Book Corner author is Army Veteran Carolyn Johnson-Graham, who wrote “I’m Working On Me.”

Bay Pines VA: “We are honoring a legacy of service and we reflect that message with the establishment of a Women Veteran Wall.”

This month’s Center for Women Veterans Book Corner author is Marine Corps Veteran Phoebe Sisk, who was the youngest of 12 children born to artist parents and who lost her mother to suicide at five.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Linda Bryant, who was one of the first women to integrate into the Army in 1978 from the Women’s Army Corps (WAC).

This month’s Book Corner author is Navy Veteran Jasmine Rush, who served as an Aviation Boatswains Mate Handler from 2000-2004. She wrote, “Help Me Tell, Finding Your Voice After Trauma.”

Women Veterans in eastern Oklahoma can now receive mammography screenings at VA thanks to the first VA mammography unit to open in Oklahoma.

Maternity care coordinator Charmaine Gabino-Crooke says after 10 years of serving expectant women Veterans, she wouldn’t have it any other way.

VA provides comprehensive health care after pregnancy including connection to primary care, changes in health and mental health resources.

My mother-in-law, Olga Prietula, was a Ukrainian immigrant who served as a US Army nurse during World War II. Her legacy, and those like her, inspire me to serve Veterans.

VA's Contraception on Demand program expands Veteran access to reproductive care through pharmacist provision of hormonal contraception