Women Heroes of the US Army: Remarkable Soldiers from the American Revolution to Today

Ann McCallum
Adult Nonfiction - 920 Mcc

The story of women serving in the United States military begins before the founding of the country. Though early laws prohibited women from becoming soldiers, they still found ways to serve, even disguising themselves as men in order to participate in active battle. Women Heroes of the US Army chronicles the critical role women have played in strengthening the US Army from the birth of the nation to today. These smart, brave, and determined women led the way for their sisters to enter, grow and prosper in the forces defending the United States. Through the profiles highlighting the achievements of these trailblazers throughout history, young women today can envision an equitable future.


American Revolution Biographies

  • Revolutionary Founders: Rebels, Radicals, and Reformers in the Making of the Nation


  • Adopted Son: Washington, Lafayette, and the Friendship that Saved the Revolution


  • Benjamin Franklin: an American Life


  • James & Dolley Madison : America's First Power Couple


  • Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation


  • His Excellency: George Washington


  • The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture


  • Women Heroes of the US Army: Remarkable Soldiers from the American Revolution to Today


  • The Trials of Phillis Wheatley: America's First Black Poet and her Encounters with the Founding Fathers


  • James Madison and the Making of America


  • John Adams


  • Women Heroes of the American Revolution: 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue


  • Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power


  • George Washington and Benedict Arnold: a Tale of Two Patriots


  • Desperate Sons: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Band of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War


  • Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's Independence