Foundation for Women Warriors
Lieutenant Patty Berg, whose remarkable life embodied resilience and dedication, was not only a trailblazing athlete but also a committed Marine. Known as one of the founders and the first president of the Ladies Professional […]
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Command Sgt. Maj. Mildred C. Kelly made history as the first Black woman Sergeant Major in the U.S. Army in 1972. Just two years later, in 1974, she became the first Black woman Command Sergeant […]
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Major Shaye Lynne Haver (born 1990) made history on August 21, 2015, as one of the first two women—alongside Captain Kristen Griest—to graduate from the U.S. Army Ranger School. A former Apache attack helicopter pilot, […]
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Captain Rhea McFarland made history as the first Black woman in U.S. Air Force history to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, the nation’s highest award for heroism or extraordinary achievement in aerial flight. As a […]
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Colonel Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran was a pioneering aviator who shattered records and redefined what women could achieve in aviation. Born into poverty in Florida, she dropped out of school to work in a cotton mill […]
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c. March 1822 – March 10, 1913 “I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say — I never ran my train off the […]
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We would like to congratulate our Director of Community Partnerships and Marine Corps Veteran, Keshia Javis-Jones, for her continued dedication to the veteran community and for being awarded a 2024 CalVet Trailblazer Award! 2024 marked […]
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