Featured in womanBYMiguel OrtizAug 7, 2023ShareThe only woman to receive the Medal of Honor is getting her own quarterIn 2024, the U.S. Mint will issue quarters featuring five prominent American women. This run includes Dr. Mary Edwards Walker. BYMiguel OrtizAug 7, 2023ShareBYJessica EvansJan 10, 2023ShareHow Napoleon’s alleged mistress ‘Princess Caraboo’ ran the ultimate conPrincess Caraboo, you say? But who in the world is that? Let’s paint a picture. A mysterious woman appears Rat-a-tat-tat!… BYJessica EvansJan 10, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizSep 19, 2022ShareThis badass pilot is the first female F-35 pilot in the Air GuardIn 2019, the 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard made history as the first Guard wing to… BYMiguel OrtizSep 19, 2022ShareBYMiguel OrtizAug 29, 2022ShareThis Marine pilot is set to be the first Native American woman in spaceMarine Col. Nicole Aunapu Mann is the mission commander for the SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station scheduled… BYMiguel OrtizAug 29, 2022ShareBYAlex HollingsJun 10, 2022ShareDid the Soviets leave dead cosmonauts in orbit?Although today we tend to look back at the Space Race with the Soviet Union as a competition we were destined to win, it was actually the Soviets that secured many of the early victories. American officials at the time weren’t only worried about So… BYAlex HollingsJun 10, 2022ShareBYMegan HarlessJun 14, 2022ShareThe incredible Katherine Johnson, NASA’s genius ‘Hidden Figure’Often referred to as a hidden figure of NASA, Katherine Johnson was a genius with numbers. Born in August 1918… BYMegan HarlessJun 14, 2022ShareBYMiguel OrtizApr 20, 2022ShareA New York businesswoman is bringing clothing, medicine and bulletproof vests to UkraineLydia Dominick is the owner of Buffalo Balloon Co. in Buffalo, New York. “I started Buffalo Balloon Co. because I… BYMiguel OrtizApr 20, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyApr 3, 2023ShareOnly one American woman was executed by Hitler’s direct orderDictators don’t like to get their hands dirty. It makes their actions easier to defend if they get ousted and… BYTeam MightyApr 3, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyMar 27, 2022ShareMargaret Corbin was the first woman to receive a pension for her military serviceJohn Corbin was part of the gun crews manning two cannons as Hessian mercenaries fought to take Northern Manhattan from… BYTeam MightyMar 27, 2022ShareBYMiguel OrtizMar 19, 2023ShareThe first Asian American woman to join the Navy became the first female gunnery officerSusan Ahn Cuddy was all about historic firsts. Born in Los Angeles in 1915, her parents were the first married… BYMiguel OrtizMar 19, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizJan 5, 2022ShareCaptain Amy Bauernschmidt is the first woman to take a US aircraft carrier to seaOn December 7, 2020, Naval Air Forces confirmed Capt. Amy N. Bauernschmidt’s selection as the first female sailor to command… BYMiguel OrtizJan 5, 2022ShareBYMiguel OrtizOct 25, 2022ShareHow an Irishwoman from Hong Kong ended up fighting the Spanish in the PhilippinesOn October 3, 1876, Marie Josephine Leopoldine Bracken was born at Victoria Barracks in Hong Kong. Her father was an… BYMiguel OrtizOct 25, 2022ShareBYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020ShareA woman made it through SEAL officer test for the first timeThe Navy marked a first earlier this year when a woman completed Navy SEAL officer assessment and selection, Military.com has learned. At the quarterly meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services in December, a Navy offi… BYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020Share
BYMiguel OrtizAug 7, 2023ShareThe only woman to receive the Medal of Honor is getting her own quarterIn 2024, the U.S. Mint will issue quarters featuring five prominent American women. This run includes Dr. Mary Edwards Walker. BYMiguel OrtizAug 7, 2023Share
BYJessica EvansJan 10, 2023ShareHow Napoleon’s alleged mistress ‘Princess Caraboo’ ran the ultimate conPrincess Caraboo, you say? But who in the world is that? Let’s paint a picture. A mysterious woman appears Rat-a-tat-tat!… BYJessica EvansJan 10, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizSep 19, 2022ShareThis badass pilot is the first female F-35 pilot in the Air GuardIn 2019, the 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard made history as the first Guard wing to… BYMiguel OrtizSep 19, 2022Share
BYMiguel OrtizAug 29, 2022ShareThis Marine pilot is set to be the first Native American woman in spaceMarine Col. Nicole Aunapu Mann is the mission commander for the SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station scheduled… BYMiguel OrtizAug 29, 2022Share
BYAlex HollingsJun 10, 2022ShareDid the Soviets leave dead cosmonauts in orbit?Although today we tend to look back at the Space Race with the Soviet Union as a competition we were destined to win, it was actually the Soviets that secured many of the early victories. American officials at the time weren’t only worried about So… BYAlex HollingsJun 10, 2022Share
BYMegan HarlessJun 14, 2022ShareThe incredible Katherine Johnson, NASA’s genius ‘Hidden Figure’Often referred to as a hidden figure of NASA, Katherine Johnson was a genius with numbers. Born in August 1918… BYMegan HarlessJun 14, 2022Share
BYMiguel OrtizApr 20, 2022ShareA New York businesswoman is bringing clothing, medicine and bulletproof vests to UkraineLydia Dominick is the owner of Buffalo Balloon Co. in Buffalo, New York. “I started Buffalo Balloon Co. because I… BYMiguel OrtizApr 20, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyApr 3, 2023ShareOnly one American woman was executed by Hitler’s direct orderDictators don’t like to get their hands dirty. It makes their actions easier to defend if they get ousted and… BYTeam MightyApr 3, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyMar 27, 2022ShareMargaret Corbin was the first woman to receive a pension for her military serviceJohn Corbin was part of the gun crews manning two cannons as Hessian mercenaries fought to take Northern Manhattan from… BYTeam MightyMar 27, 2022Share
BYMiguel OrtizMar 19, 2023ShareThe first Asian American woman to join the Navy became the first female gunnery officerSusan Ahn Cuddy was all about historic firsts. Born in Los Angeles in 1915, her parents were the first married… BYMiguel OrtizMar 19, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizJan 5, 2022ShareCaptain Amy Bauernschmidt is the first woman to take a US aircraft carrier to seaOn December 7, 2020, Naval Air Forces confirmed Capt. Amy N. Bauernschmidt’s selection as the first female sailor to command… BYMiguel OrtizJan 5, 2022Share
BYMiguel OrtizOct 25, 2022ShareHow an Irishwoman from Hong Kong ended up fighting the Spanish in the PhilippinesOn October 3, 1876, Marie Josephine Leopoldine Bracken was born at Victoria Barracks in Hong Kong. Her father was an… BYMiguel OrtizOct 25, 2022Share
BYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020ShareA woman made it through SEAL officer test for the first timeThe Navy marked a first earlier this year when a woman completed Navy SEAL officer assessment and selection, Military.com has learned. At the quarterly meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services in December, a Navy offi… BYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020Share
