Center for Women Veterans

This month’s Center for Women Veterans Book Corner author is Navy Veteran Dr. Jacqueleen Bido, who served as a Information Systems Technician from 1998 to 2006.  She wrote “The Person Versus The Process.”

VA hosted the 2024 Quadrennial Women Veterans Summit to share better opportunities for the fastest-growing demographic within the Veteran community.

The Center for Women Veterans hosted the 6th Annual EmpowerHer event on October 16.

This month’s Center for Women Veterans Book Corner author is Coast Guard Veteran Nancy McIntosh, who served as both an enlisted small boat coxswain and an officer from 1977 to 1991. She wrote “The Flood Tide,” an historical novel set during the American Revolution and follows a boatbuilder father and his soldier son. Much of it is set on the Piscataqua River in southeastern New Hampshire where the author grew up as a fourteenth-generation American.

Women’s Equality Day is observed annually on August 26th, and it marks the historic day in 1920 when the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed, granting women the right to vote.

This month’s Center for Women Veterans Book Corner author is Army Veteran Theresa Kulikowski-Gillespie, who served as a Physician Assistant (PA) from 2009-2012.

This month’s Center for Women Veterans Book Corner author is Marine Corps Veteran Sarah B. Gray, who served as an administration clerk from 2001-2006. She wrote “Millie the Moose Blurts.”

VA’s Center for Minority Veterans (CMV) and Center for Women Veterans (CWV) held a hybrid event on June 18 to mark Juneteenth at VA headquarters in Washington, D.C.

VA’s Center for Women Veterans (CWV) is on the lookout for outstanding nominees for its 2025 Women Veterans Trailblazers “Women Veterans Forging a Path” initiative.

This month’s CWV Book Corner author is Army Veteran Nicole Mitchell Colley, who served as an HR specialist and financial management specialist from 2003-2014. She wrote "I Am Beautifully Made: A Self-Love and Self-Discovery Journal," "Just Text Me: A Mindfulness and Self-Love Journal for Teens," and "Until I Can Hold You in Heaven: A Journal for Reflection and Navigating the Loss of a Baby."

This month’s Center for Women Veterans Book Corner author is Army Veteran Shannon Huffman Polson, who served as an attack aviation officer and Apache pilot from 1993-2001. She wrote “The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience and Leadership in the Most Male Dominated Organization in the World.” 

This month’s Center for Women Veterans author is Marine Corps Veteran CJ Scarlet, who served as a photojournalist from 1981 to 1986.