Women in warfare and the military (1945–1999) explained

This list is about women in warfare and the military from 1945 to 1999, worldwide.

For the United States specifically, see Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1950 to 1999. Also see Women in the Vietnam War.

1945–1949

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

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  2. Ricanness: Enduring Time in Anticolonial Performance Sandra Ruiz · 2019 p. 64
  3. News: Women in the Military: a Bastion of Equal Opportunities. The Chosun Ilbo. September 5, 2009. September 4, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110603232117/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/10/01/2008100161013.html. June 3, 2011. live.
  4. Web site: Ford . Mazoe . Timeline: Key milestones for women in the Australian Defence Force – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) . Abc.net.au . April 21, 2015 . July 8, 2019.
  5. Book: Norton, Bill. Air War on the Edge – A History of the Israel Air Force and its Aircraft since 1947. Midland Publishing. 2004. 105. 1857800885.
  6. News: S. Korea gets its 1st female fighter pilots. Kyodo News International, Inc., Gale Group. September 30, 2002. June 25, 2008.
  7. Web site: IAF's first woman officer Vijayalakshmi Ramanan (retd) dies at 96. October 21, 2020. The Indian Express.
  8. Web site: Wu 吴. Zhife 志菲. Li Zhen: cong tongyangxi dao kaiguo jiangjun 李贞:从童养媳到开国将军. Renmin Wang. 2003. November 27, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708185501/http://www.people.com.cn/GB/paper81/8389/789549.html. July 8, 2015. live.
  9. [#Gol00|Goldschmidt 2000]
  10. [#Kar98|Karam 1998]
  11. [#Sul86|Sullivan 1986]
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  14. Book: Pachen. Donnelley. Adelaide. Sorrow Mountain: The Journey of a Tibetan Warrior Nun. 2000. Kodansha International. New York.
  15. Encyclopedia of Censorship By Jonathon Green, Nicholas J. Karolides p. 157
  16. Web site: Grave of first female Peshmerga renovated . Rudaw.net . June 16, 2015 . June 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180627173112/http://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/260620183 . June 27, 2018 . live .
  17. Web site: Ogwuda . Austin . Meet the first female army officer in Nigeria . Just Human . December 10, 2011 . December 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111218021128/http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/12/meet-the-first-female-army-officer-in-nigeria/ . December 18, 2011 . live .
  18. When Heaven and Earth Changed Places, by Le Ly Hayslip
  19. Web site: Timeline – Women and War – Remembering those who served – Remembrance – Veterans Affairs Canada . Veterans.gc.ca . April 27, 2019.
  20. Web site: Ex-Guerrilla to be Brazil's First Female President . August 19, 2014 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20101104010543/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101031/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_brazil_elections . November 4, 2010 . by Bradley Brooks, Associated Press, October 31, 2010. Retrieved from Internet Archive January 11, 2014.
  21. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4477656.ece Haydée Tamara Bunke Bider: the woman who died with Che Guevara
  22. Web site: Radhika Thapa becomes first female soldier to complete Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare Training (With a list of first females in Nepal Army). My Republica.
  23. News: Los "pecados" de Granera. . October 6, 2013 . November 7, 2015 .
  24. Re-living the Second Chimurenga: Memories from Zimbabwe's Liberation Struggle By Fay Chung
  25. News: Women in the Canadian military . CBC News . May 30, 2006 . December 18, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111128222100/http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/cdnmilitary/women-cdnmilitary.html . November 28, 2011 .
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  27. Web site: Emiko . By . Answering the call: The women on the front lines of Japan's defense . Wtva.com . January 24, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203723/https://www.wtva.com/content/national/504766872.html?ref=872 . January 24, 2019 . live .
  28. Web site: Republic of Singapore Air Force Museum - Our Air Force Story (1970s). www.mindef.gov.sg. 2016-11-28.
  29. News: Women in the military – international . CBC News Online . May 30, 2006 . December 18, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111014025906/http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/military-international/ . October 14, 2011 .
  30. Web site: Okwera . Oyet . Uganda: First Woman Military Pilot (Page 1 of 3) . allAfrica.com . June 13, 2012 . January 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120619081918/http://allafrica.com/stories/201206140623.html . June 19, 2012 . live .
  31. News: Forster . Merna M. . This Month in Canadian Herstory: January . heroines.ca: A Guide to Women in Canadian History . 2004 . August 25, 2006 .
  32. Web site: Shafi . Ahmad . A Long, Turbulent Journey For Afghan Female Pilot . NPR . September 15, 2011 . December 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111213150229/http://www.npr.org/2011/09/15/140147424/for-afghan-female-pilot-a-long-turbulent-journey . December 13, 2011 . live .
  33. News: Smyth, Chris. Women on the front line. Times Online. June 18, 2008. June 25, 2008 . London.
  34. News: 20 yrs on, first women naval officers meet in Goa . The Times Of India . July 15, 2012 . July 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160118123607/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/20-yrs-on-first-women-naval-officers-meet-in-Goa/articleshow/14919824.cms . January 18, 2016 . live . mdy-all .
  35. Web site: Interview With Bolor Ganbold, Mongolia's First Female General. thediplomat.com.
  36. Web site: The Indian Air Force Just Got its First Female Flight Commander . VICE . August 28, 2019 . September 5, 2019.
  37. Web site: Archived copy . February 18, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130226043717/http://ftp.rta.nato.int/public//PubFullText/RTO/MP/RTO-MP-HFM-158///MP-HFM-158-05.doc . February 26, 2013 .
  38. Web site: First Woman Advisor to the Peruvian Army's General Command Secretariat. June 14, 2022.
  39. Web site: Canadian Armed Forces and women over the years. July 25, 2021. Canadian Military Family Magazine.
  40. Web site: Will be eyes & ears of fleet, say Navy's first woman air combatants to operate from warship. September 29, 2020.
  41. Web site: First South Korean female pilots become battalion commanders . Donga.com . December 4, 2019 . December 12, 2019.
  42. News: Andrew . Marshall . Cut Syamsurniati: In Aceh, a woman warrior fights against fear. . April 28, 2003 . January 28, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20100527232025/http://www.time.com/time/asia/2003/heroes/cut_syamsurniati.html . May 27, 2010. dead.
  43. Web site: PMA's 1st woman topnotcher laid to rest | News | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere . Gmanetwork.com . December 12, 2008 . January 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160118123608/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/139071/news/regions/pma-s-1st-woman-topnotcher-laid-to-rest . January 18, 2016 . live .