History of Women in War

Women fighting in war goes way back to the CIvil War time. During the Civil War more than 400 women, on both the Union and Confederate sides, would disguise themselves has men in order to fight. Others would volunteer as nurses, like Clara Barton, in order to make an effort to help during the war. Leading up to World War II, women were allowed to fight but were significently limited in the combat roles they were allowed to partake in. Eventually by 1976, U.S. military academics began allowing women to attend their training sessions which led to women being able to fly helicopters in armed conflicts in 1983. By 1993, Jeannie Leavitt becomes the first female Air Force fighter pilot.