From the Book - First edition
Unexpected patriots: women in the Revolutionary War --
Margaret Corbin: ready! aim! fire! --
Deborah Sampson Gannett: a soldier's secret --
Prudence Cummings Wright: the women's militia --
Don't mess with Texas: women in the Mexican-American War --
Sarah Bowman Borginnes: an Honorary Colonel --
Elizabeth Caroline Newcom: the things we do for love --
Women warriors: women in the Civil War --
Dorothea Lynde Dix: founder of the first female nursing corps --
Sarah Emma Edmonds: master of disguise --
Jennie Hodgers: becoming Albert Cashier --
Susie King Taylor: the first African-American nurse --
Harriet Tubman: beyond the Underground Railroad --
Sarah Rosetta Wakeman: she kept her secret to the end --
Dr. Mary Edward Walker: Medal of Honor Winner --
Cathay Williams: from slave to soldier --
A new kind of soldier: women in the Spanish-American War and World War I --
Edith Ayres and Helen Wood: the first to die --
Genevieve and Lucille Baker: always ready --
Esther Voorhees Hasson: Army, Navy, Army --
Lenah Higbee: the Navy's Nurse --
Opha May Johnson: the first female Marine --
Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee: creating a professional nursing corps --
Loretta Perfectus Walsh: a new kind of soldier --
It's our war, too: women in World War II --
Angels of Bataan: serving to the end --
Margaret Bourke-White: images of war --
Jacqueline Cochran: a record-shattering career --
Carmen Contreras-Bozak: the first Hispanic woman to serve --
Dr. Margaret Craighill: yes, we can --
Susan Ahn Cuddy: the first Asian-American woman in the Navy --
Charity Adams Earley: you've got mail --
Annie G. Fox: cool under fire --
Joy Bright Hancock: riding the waves --
Oveta Culp Hobby: setting a new direction --
Grace Hopper: amazing grace --
Aleda E. Lutz: fearless in flight --
Elsie Ott: bringing nursing to the skies --
Claire Phillips: General MacArthur's spy --
Reba Z. Whittle: the silent prisoner of war --
Frances Wills, Harriet Pickens, and Mildred McAfee: three who dared --
Here to stay: women in the Korean War --
Staff Sergeant Barbara Barnwell: courage at sea --
Esther Blake: first in line --
Jonita Ruth Bonham: the nurse who forgot fear --
Eleanor C. L'Ecuyer: redefining the role of women --
Geraldine Pratt May: organizing the Air Force --
Breaking the brass ceiling: women in the Vietnam war --
Barbara J. Dulinsky: volunteering in Vietnam --
Alene B. Duerk: the Navy's first admiral --
Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington: the generals --
Reverend Alice M. Henderson: the first female chaplain --
Jeanne M. Holm: seeing stars --
Sharon Ann Lane: paying the ultimate price --
Barbara Ann Allen Rainey: earning her wings --
Approaching equality: women in the modern military --
Gwendolyn Bingham: the heart of a lion --
Colonel Eileen Collins: the greatest adventure on this planet, or off --
Sarah Deal: a pilot and a Marine --
Tammy Duckworth: a soldier and a senator --
Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody: answering the call --
Sherri Gallagher: soldier of the year --
Captain Kristen Griest and Lieutenant Shaye Haver: leading the way --
Marcelite J. Harris: breaking barriers --
Leigh Ann Hester: I was trained to do what I did --
Marina A. Hierl: first woman to lead an infantry platoon --
Katie Higgins: angels in the sky --
Lori Hill: into harm's way --
Patricia D. Horoho: America's medical expert --
Michelle J. Howard: redefining the role of women in the Navy --
Darlene Iskra: the opportune moment --
Shoshana Johnson: still standing --
Kathleen McGrath: aye, aye, ma'am --
Linda McTague: in command --
Marcella Hayes Ng: the first African American pilot --
Dr. Antonia Novello: the nation's doctor --
Lori Piestewa: first Native American woman killed in combat --
Coral Wong Pietsch: the first Asian American general --
Lori Robinson: I happen to be a woman --
Angela Salinas: something greater than myself --
Sandra Stosz: the student becomes the teacher --
Nadja West: I couldn't wait to sign up --
Sheila Widnall: head of the Air Force --
Janet Wolfenbarger: four stars in the Air Force
