Women’s History

On International Women’s Day, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Susan Kellett-Forsyth, who was in the first class of women at the U.S. Military Academy.

During Women’s History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Jessica Myers, who served as an operations specialist for more than 20 years.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Joanne Palella, who served as a truck driver transporting explosives during Operation Desert Storm.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Elizabeth Jane Thurness, who was one of the inspirations for a character on the television series M*A*S*H.

The Hello Girls were female telephone operators during WWI. This is their 60-year battle for federal recognition of their wartime contribution.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Deborah Jean Christian Collins, who served in the Arkansas National Guard from 1975 to 2014.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Wilma L. Vaught, who accomplished many firsts for women during her nearly 29-year military career.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Ana Claudio, who served in the Middle East during Operation Enduring Freedom on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Audrae Gandreau who served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II from 1945 to 1947.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Bea Arthur, who enlisted as one of the first members of the Women's Reserve and later starred in Golden Girls.

Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Michele S. Jones, who served as the first female command sergeant major of the Army Reserve.

Women's Equality Day is the congress-designated day we commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution and the work of women’s suffrage advocates who worked to guarantee women the right to vote--a monumental step towards women’s equality in today's workforce.