Blog Tag: women in military history

Women Warriors

Mary Ludwig Hays, Revolutionary Heroine


The legend of “Molly Pitcher,” a woman who brought water to the troops at the Battle of Monmouth and took over her husband’s cannon when he was wounded, has become a lasting symbol of women’s […]

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Sybil Ludington, Revolutionary Heroine


The “female Paul Revere,” Sybil Ludington, was just 16 years old when she rode 40 miles through a stormy night on April 26, 1777, to alert colonial militias that British troops were advancing on Danbury, […]

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Nancy McCarty, Revolutionary Heroine


“The woman that was wounded with a Shell last Night was brought to bed in our S.W. Bomb proof of a Daughter. She and the child are likely to do well.” – Ensign Colbrath, August […]

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Ashton L.M. Goodman, Senior Airman, U.S. Air Force


Senior Airman Ashton Goodman, U.S. Air Force, was a 21 year old vehicle operator assigned to the 43rd Logistics Readiness Squadron and part of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT), which promoted stability in Afghan […]

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