Women Veteran History Resources

Discover a range of resources and services for women veterans.

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National Women’s History Alliance

The National Women’s History Alliance formerly, the National Women’s History Project, is a leader in promoting women’s history and is committed to the goals of education, empowerment, equality, and inclusion.

Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States

The Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States will eventually offer short biographies of about 3,700 grassroots women suffragists whose activism was concentrated in the period 1890-1920, but also occurred before and after those years.

United States Navy Memorial

Celebrates and honors the men and women of the Navy, past, present, and future and informs the public about their service. The Lone Sailor, located in in Washington, D.C., signifies the men and women who have served, are serving, or will serve in the Navy.

Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation, Inc. (VWMF)

The Vietnam Women’s Memorial was established to honor the 265,000 military and civilian women who served around the world during the Vietnam War. It is the nation’s first—and still its only—memorial to military women on the National Mall.

Wings Across America/WASP on the Web (Aviator)

Our mission is to let the voices and the stories of the WASP inspire and encourage our visitors to fly higher than they've ever flown.

Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II

Works to document, digitize and publish the history of the Women Air Force Service Pilots of World War II into an exciting and unique multi-media virtual museum.

Women in Military Service for America (WIMSA) Memorial 

The leading memorial and education center honoring the commitment, contributions, and experiences of servicewomen. Serves as a repository for the memorabilia of women who have served in or with the US Armed Forces from the American Revolution to the present time. The Women In Military Service For America Memorial (Women's Memorial), located at the Ceremonial Entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, is the only major national memorial honoring all women who have defended America throughout history.

Women Military Aviators, Inc. (WMA)

The organization called the Women Military Aviators, Inc. was formed by two groups of women pilots separated by 39 years of history. The first group entered history in 1942 because of the need for women pilots during World War II to perform ferry, transport, testing and other noncombat flying, which would allow more male pilots to be used for combat duties. In 1942, two highly experienced and accomplished female pilots, Jacqueline Cochran and Nancy Harkness Love, formed different but complementary flying organizations of women pilots. Their common goal was using women pilots in the war effort. On August 5, 1942, the name given to all those women pilots was the name they are known by today, the Women AirForce Service Pilots (WASP).