Women Veterans

During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Grace Murray Hopper, who was a mathematician and computer pioneer.

Women Veterans continue to make positive strides in education, career and entrepreneurship, with many turning to STEM fields for their career choices.

During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Lauran Glover, the first woman to lead the U.S. Army Drill Team.

During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Leslie Zimmerman, who served during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

During Social Work Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Shannon Teague, who served from 200-2004 and is now a VA social worker.

Women’s History Month - VA celebrates valiant women Veterans of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Women have honorably served in the military for generations and continue to break barriers even today.

VA’s Million Veteran Program is the largest genetics research program of its kind, supporting groundbreaking research in personalized medicine. Veteran Keisha Bellamy shares her story for enrolling.

During Women’s History Month, I want to honor some of our nation’s heroes, who have too often gone unsung, uncelebrated: Our proud women Veterans. 

Air Force Veteran Irene Trowell-Harris is a woman Veteran author who wrote “Bridges: A Life Building and Crossing Them" about her life.

During Social Work Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Tanishia Santana, who served for eight years and now works as a VA social worker.

Army National Guard Veteran Kim wants others to know about VA health care: “I don't think a week goes by that I don't meet a female Veteran who is unaware of the services she can get through the VA.”

Women Veterans like Army Veteran Loretta White are succeeding after enrolling in the Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program.