Women in war Women in war The Air Force Academy sexual assault scandal began with an anonymous email on January 2, 2003 to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Senator Wayne Allard, Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, other U.S. Congressmen, and media representatives. The e-mail asserted there was a significant sexual assault problem at the United States Air Force Academy that had been ignored by the Academy’s leadership. The Secretary immediately directed the General Counsel of the U.S. Air Force (SAF/GC) to establish a high-level Working Group to review cadet complaints concerning the Academy’s program of deterrence and response to sexual assault. The Secretary also tasked the Working Group to review allegations of sexual assault reported from January 1993 through December 2002. The Secretary subsequently directed the U.S. Air Force Inspector General to review individual U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) cases and to investigate cadet complaints concerning the alleged mishandling of sexual assault cases. In due course these investigations were carried out and a report issued on September 14, 2004, Summary of report, pdf file . ...more on Wikipedia about "2003 US Air Force Academy sexual assault scandal"
Queen Aahotep I (also spelled Ahhotep) was an Ancient Egyptian queen who lived 1560- 1530 BCE. Her parents were Sanakten-Re Taa I and Tetisheri. She was married to Sekenen-Re Taa II, and they had two sons, Kamose and Ahmose. When Kamose was killed in battle, Ahmose succeded the throne. However, evidence suggests that this occurred when Ahmose I was too young to rule, and hence Aahotoep became regent. She is thought to have been influential in driving the Hyksos invaders out of Egypt, as a stele in the temple of Amun-Re praises her military accomplisments, and the fact she was found buried with three "golden fly" medals, which were awarded in ancient Egypt for military service. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aahhotep I"
In 1996, the Aberdeen sex scandal started at Aberdeen Proving Ground, a U.S. Army base in Aberdeen, Maryland. The Army brought charges against 12 non-commisioned officers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aberdeen scandal"
Agnes Randolph of Dunbar, 4th Countess of Moray (c. 1312– 1369), also known as Black Agnes of Dunbar, was also Countess of Dunbar and March. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agnes Dunbar, 4th Countess of Moray"
Rajmata Ahilyadevi Holkar( 1725 - 1795, ruled 1767- 1795) was a ruler of the Malwa kingdom, India. She was born in the village Chaundi in Maharashtra. She moved the capital to Maheshwar south of Indore on the Narmada River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ahilyabai Holkar"
Aisha, Ayesha, 'A'isha, or 'Aisha ( Arabic عائشة `ā'isha, "she who lives") was a wife of Muhammad, whom Muslims regard as the final prophet of Islam. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aisha"
Alice Strike ( 1896 -- December 22, 2004) was the last surviving female Canadian military war veteran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alice Strike"
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In 1172, Alrude, Countess of Bertinoro, ended a siege of Aucona by leading an army into battle and crushing imperial troops. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alrude Countess of Bertinoro"
Alyona ( Russian: Алёна, surname is unknown, ? - 1670) was a female ataman during the Peasant Revolt in Russia under the leadership of Stepan Razin. Peasant by birth from the Vyezdnaya sloboda of Arzamas, she was an elderly nun ("старица") before that. Commanded the detachment of about 600 men and participated in the capture of Temnikov in 1670. She was burned at the stake. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alyona"
Amanishabheto, also known as Amanishakhete, was a queen of Nubia. When Octavius attempted to conquer Nubia, she fought the Roman Army in three separate battles over a period of three years in 24-21 B.C.E. When the Roman Emperor Augustus attempted to tax the Cushites, she and her son Akinidad attacked a Roman fort in Egypt. The Romans eventually negotiated peace. She was succeeded by her daughter, Amanitore. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amanishabheto"
Amazon feminism is dedicated to the image of the female hero in fiction and in fact, as it is expressed in art and literature in the physiques and feats of female athletes, martial artists, and other powerfully built women, and in gender-related and sexual orientations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amazon feminism"
In Greek mythology, the , Amazons were either an ancient legendary nation of female warriors or a contemporary land of women at the outer edges of the world. The legends appear to have a nugget of factual basis in warrior women among the Scythians, but classical Greeks never ceased to be astounded at such role-reversals. In early modern usage, the word was often used to refer to strong and independent women, in contrast to conventional stereotypes of women as weak and passive (see " damsel in distress"), but now "amazon" in such contexts has self-ironic overtones. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amazons"
Amina or Aminatu was a princess of the royal family of the Zazzua area in what is now the Zaria providence of Nigeria. She was born in 1533 and was sixteen when her mother became queen, and during this point in her life she became involved in the Zazzua military, earning much admiration for her bravery. She is also credited as the architect of the earth walls around the city of Zaria for which the providence is named. It is a subject of debate as to whether or not Amina was actually queen, but she was responsible for conquering many of the cities in the area surrounding Zazzua. She is estimated to have died at around 1610. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amina"
Ana Maria ( 17 May 1929 - 6 April 1983) was the " nom de guerre" of Mélida Anaya Montes, the second in command of the FMLN, in El Salvador. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ana Maria"
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Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays (b. 16 February 1920) was the first woman in the U.S. Military to be promoted to a general officer rank. She was promoted on 11 June 1970, after the being appointed by President Nixon on 15 May of that year. She was chief of the Army Nurse Corps from 1 September 1967 to 31 August 1971. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anna Mae Hays"
(Anna Wallace Suhr) Seoul City Sue is the nickname given by American GIs to the female announcer of a series of North Korean propaganda radio broadcasts during the Korean War. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anna Wallace Suhr"
Anna Wolkoff ( 1902 – August 2, 1973), sometimes known as Anna de Wolkoff, was a Russian fascist who, early in World War II, was an accomplice of Tyler Kent, a cipher clerk at the U.S. Embassy in London, in his espionage activities. She was charged by the British with violating the Official Secrets Act, specifically by aiding Kent in obtaining "documents which might be useful to an enemy" and copying them "with intent to assist an enemy". She was also charged with trying to send a coded letter to William Joyce, also known as "Lord Haw-Haw", who broadcast anti- Allied propaganda for the Nazis from Berlin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anna Wolkoff"
Lt. Anna Timofyeyevna Yegorova was a Soviet pilot during the Second World War, who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union after being awarded 3 citations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anna Yegorova"
Anna Zawadzka (b. February 1919 - June 22, 2004 in Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish teacher, author of textbooks, scoutmaster ( harcmistrzyni), sister of Tadeusz "Zośka" Zawadzki and daughter of professor Józef Zawadzki. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anna Zawadzka"
Anne-Sofie Østvedt ( 1920-) was one of the leaders of the Norwegian intelligence organisation XU. She started her resistance work by publishing underground newspapers, and in December 1941 XU recruited her. The Gestapo began hunting her in the Autumn of 1942 and she had to live undercover for the rest of the war. Despite her young age, she was vital to the organisation, but her identity was a strict secret and almost none within the XU knew her. Since one of her cover names was "Aslak" - a male name in Norway - it was a huge surprise for many to meet her after the war was over. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anne-Sofie Østvedt"
Arachidamia was a Spartan princess. She was the captain of a group of female soldiers who fought Pyrrhus during his siege of Lacedemon in the third century B.C.E. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arachidamia"
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Arsinoe II ( 316- 270 BC), queen of Thrace and later co-ruler of Egypt with her brother and husband Ptolemy II of Egypt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arsinoe II of Egypt"
Arsinoe III ( 246 BC or 245 BC - 204 BC) was Queen of Egypt ( 220 - 204 BC). She was a daughter of Ptolemy III and Berenice II. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arsinoe III of Egypt"
Arsinoe IV (c. 68/ 67 - 41 BC), was the fourth daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes, sister of Ptolemy XIII and Cleopatra VII, and one of the last rulers of the Ptolemaic dynasty of ancient Egypt. When their father died, he left Ptolemy and Cleopatra as joint rulers of Egypt, but Ptolemy soon dethroned Cleopatra and forced her to flee Alexandria. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arsinoe IV of Egypt"
Artemisia was the daughter of Lygdamis and was set up as the tyrant of Halicarnassus by the Persians, who were at the time the overlords of Ionia, after the death of her husband. She participated in the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC as a Persian ally with five ships, but as she was about to be captured by the Greeks, she purposely or accidentally rammed and sunk a Persian ship, causing the Greeks to spare her life as they believed she had defected to the Greek side. She escaped back to the Persians, where the Persian king Xerxes I declared she had fought "like a man" while the rest of his fleet had fought "like women". Herodotus also had a favourable opinion of her, despite her support of Persia, probably because he was also from Halicarnassus. Artemisia convinced Xerxes to retreat back to Asia Minor after the defeat at Salamis, contrary to the advice of Mardonius, who wanted Xerxes to stay. Xerxes then sent her to Ephesus to take care of his sons. She was also said to have fallen in love with a man named Dardanus, and when he ignored her she jumped to her death into the Aegean Sea from Leucas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Artemisia"
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