| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Unexpected patriots: women in the Revolutionary War -- Margaret Corbin: ready! aim! fire! -- Deborah Sampson Gannett: a soldier's secret -- Prudence Cummings Wright: the women's militia -- Don't mess with Texas: women in the Mexican-American War -- Sarah Bowman Borginnes: an Honorary Colonel -- Elizabeth Caroline Newcome: the things we do for love -- Women warriors: women in the Civil War -- Box: Clara Barton and the Red Cross -- Dorothea Lynde Dix: founder of the first female nursing corps -- Sarah Emma Edmonds: master of disguise -- Jennie Hodgers: becoming Albert Cashier -- Susie King Taylor: the first African-American nurse -- Harriet Tubman: beyond the Underground Railroad -- Sarah Rosetta Wakeman: she kept her secret to the end -- Dr. Mary Edward Walker: the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor -- Cathay Williams: from slave to soldier -- A new kind of soldier: women in the Spanish-American War -- And World War I -- Edith Ayres and Helen Wood: the first to die -- Genevieve and Lucille Baker: always ready -- Esther Voorhees Hasson: Army, Navy, Army -- Lenah Higbee: the Navy's Nurse -- Opha May Johnson: the first female Marine -- Dr. Anita Newcomb Mcgee: creating a professional nursing corps -- Loretta Perfectus Walsh: a new kind of soldier -- It's our war, too: women in World War II -- Angels of Bataan: serving to the end -- Margaret Bourke-White: images of war -- Jacqueline Cochran: a record-shattering career -- Carmen Contreras-Bozak: the first Hispanic woman to serve -- Dr. Margaret Craighill: yes, we can -- Susan Ahn Cuddy: the first Asian-American woman in the Navy -- Colonel Charity Adams Earley: you've got mail -- Lieutenant Annie G. Fox: cool under fire -- Captain Joy Bright Hancock: riding the waves -- Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby: setting a new direction -- Commodore Grace Hopper: amazing grace -- First Lieutenant Aleda E. Lutz: fearless in flight -- Captain Elsie Ott: bringing nursing to the skies -- Box: Claire Phillips: General MacArthur's spy -- Second Lieutenant Reba Z. Whittle: the silent prisoner of war -- Frances Wills, Harriet Pickens, and Mildred Mcafee: three who dared -- Here to stay: women in the Korean War -- Staff Sergeant Barbara Barnwell: courage at sea -- Sergeant Esther Blake: first in line -- Captain Jonita Ruth Bonham: the nurse who forgot fear -- Captain Eleanor C. L'ecuyer: redefining the role of women -- Colonel Geraldine Pratt May: organizing the Air Force. |
| Summary |
"Profiles more than eighty women who have served in the United States armed forces throughout history, highlighting the accomplishments and courageous acts of brave women like Margaret Corbin, Harriet Tubman, Tammy Duckworth, and Clara Barton" -- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Women soldiers -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Women -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre |
Biographies.
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| Add'l Names |
Kuo, Julia, author, illustrator.
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| Other title |
Inspiring stories of bold, brave, and gutsy women in the U.S. Military |
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Inspiring stories of bold, brave, and gutsy women in the United States Military |
| ISBN |
9780062847416
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0062847414
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