Female Veterans

Unseen: Trailblazing Military Women Forced To Fight For Recognition, Equal Treatment

HuffingtonPost.com | Molly O'Toole | Posted 05.14.2012

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After a rocket-propelled grenade sent the Black Hawk helicopter tumbling out of the sky over Iraq, the medics got to work fast on the co-pilot, Capt. ...

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Policy And Practice For Women At War: A Timeline

The Huffington Post | Molly O'Toole and Chris Spurlock | Posted 05.14.2012

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A timeline of the history of women in the military highlights how official policy restrictions have lagged behind their service. Layer on the lives of...

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Why So Many Females Vets Are Homeless

The New York Times | Posted 04.17.2012

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The Veterans Affairs Department is in the middle of an ambitious five-year plan to end homelessness among veterans by 2015. It should make sure that t...

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Military Sexual Abuse Can't Be Ignored

Joseph Bobrow | Posted 04.01.2012

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What women veterans need is fundamental respect, recognition, and understanding of the unique stressors of their service experience. They need humane, integrative treatment, and some programming solely with and for their fellow women veterans.

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Homeless Female Vets Double In Population, Call For Employment Help

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Prois | Posted 03.27.2012

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The fact that many homeless female veterans are middle-aged, divorced, unemployed and single mothers is more than just research on paper for Jennifer ...

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Female Veterans Raise Awareness On Fashion Week Runway

Posted 11.13.2011

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Fashion helped fight the battle for female veterans on Thursday, with the launch of the Fatigues to Fabulous (F2F) campaign at Mercedes-Benz Fashion W...

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Challenges Faced by Female Veterans Are Different

Sarah Franson | Posted 11.08.2011

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I truly felt the military was the only place for me, but as a single parent I ultimately had to step out of my safety zone and integrate into civilian America, completely unsure of what my next move would be.

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Female Veterans Need Our Support

Jennifer Crane | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Afghanistan War, Female Veterans, Fatigues to Fashion, Ptsd, Operation Enduring Freedom, Veterans, Beyond the Battlefield, Impact News

Most people look at me and see a 28-year-old woman, not a war veteran. At the tender age of 17, I joined the military seeking guidance and stability in an unstable world. It was the first adult decision I ever made.

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A Woman's Greatest Strength

Donna Karan | Posted 11.07.2011

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How does a woman veteran resettle into society? She's either shut off or exhausted her sensitivity in order to serve and survive. She's put her life on hold and has seen so much that the rest of us can't even imagine. She's not the same person she was before. She can't be.

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There's No Quick Fix For Veterans

Maggie Martin | Posted 06.13.2011

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It is far easier to say our troops are heroes than it is to have an honest dialog about what service means and what commitment we as a nation have to those who fight in our name.

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First Women's VFW Post Unites Female Vets On Family, Employment Concerns

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 11.17.2011

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WEST SENECA, N.Y. — As one of the few female officers in New York's Veterans of Foreign Wars organization, Marlene Roll heard the questions all ...

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Finding Homes For America's Homeless Women Veterans And Their Children

Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite the growing number of women serving in the armed forces, female veterans are still less accepted on the home front. American communities more...

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Salute To Service: Veteran Maggie Martin Shares Her Open Letter To America

The Huffington Post | Maggie Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

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In honor of Veterans Day, Huffington Post Impact and Causecast present Salute To Service, a week-long series honoring the remarkable men and women of ...

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Homeless Female Vets Struggle For Support

Posted 05.25.2011

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For many female soldiers returning from war, the future looks bleak. According to NPR, the number of homeless female vets has doubled in the past 10 ...

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The Long Shelf of War

Brigid Brett | Posted 05.25.2011

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My collection of war books is growing. They spread out on the long shelf behind my dining room table, sandwiched between Alice in Wonderland and the poetry of Robert Frost.

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Unemployed Female Veterans Get Support From State Of California

Posted 05.25.2011

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The San Gabriel Tribune reported on Thursday that California is making an effort to help out female veterans that are having trouble finding work afte...

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Report: 30,000 Single Mothers Deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan

Aaron Glantz | Posted 05.25.2011

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More than 30,000 single mothers have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army, the most heavily deployed branch of the military, gives women just four months to stay stateside with their newborns.

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Female Veterans Struggle For Acceptance

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Nobody wants to buy them a beer. Even near military bases, female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan aren't often offered...

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Open Letter to Veterans Affairs Nominee Gen. Eric Shinseki

Joseph A. Violante | Posted 05.25.2011

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The history of veterans funding is so consistently poor that even when Congress has gotten the funding level right, it has been late. Imagine trying to run a private sector health care system without knowing your budget.

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Female Veterans Report More Sexual, Mental Trauma

CNN | Randi Kaye and Ismael Estrada | Posted 05.25.2011

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On a good day, Keri Christensen spends the day watching her children. She prepares their meals, gets them ready for school and helps them with their h...

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