Katherine Leahy
She graduated from the Yale School of Nursing in 1934 and worked as a nurse in a hospital in Bridgeport, CT. Leahy enlisted in the Navy in 1943 because she thought “nurses would be needed” and that she could help.
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Alice Yick
The first Chinese American woman to work at the Charlestown Navy Yard and an advocate for military veterans.
Raye Montague
Naval engineer who developed a computer program to design ships in as little as 18 and 26 minutes, compared to the two years it took before
Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper
US astronaut and engineer
Kimberly M Mitchell
US Navy veteran
Rear Admiral Alma Grocki
In 2016, after 35 years of service, Grocki retired from the US Navy at the rank of rear admiral and was the senior engineering duty officer in the Navy Reserve.
Jessica Wittner
Astronaut, Navy machinist and engineer
Dr Attracta Rewcastle
Irish doctor, politician, and the first female Commissioned Officer in the Royal Navy
Dr Olivia J Hooker
Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, a survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, blazed a trail as the first Black woman on active duty in the US Coast Guard.
Master Chief Angela M McShan
A 20-year veteran of the US Coast Guard, the first African-American woman to achieve the enlisted rank of master chief