Center for Women Veterans

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.

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).

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

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.

Each month, VA’s Center for Women Veterans profiles a different woman Veteran author as part of its Women Veteran Authors Book Corner. This month’s author is an Army Veteran Anita "Nikki" Gibbs-Bratton, who served as a 77F Petroleum Supply Specialist who wrote “Not Easy Being Me.” 

VA Women’s Health Reengagement Training educates women Veterans on how to apply for and use VA health care. Here are the five things you need to know about the training.

Data shows that women Veterans who served after 9/11 experience employment gaps at greater rates than their male counterparts and women Veterans of other eras.