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.
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Grace Thorpe
Native American rights activist and environmentalist
Luz Helena Thompson
Writer, artist and military veteran
Shenandoah D Ellis-Ulmer
Shenandoah D. Ellis-Ulmer served in the US Air Force for 21 years beginning in 1994 and attained the rank of master sergeant.
Dorothy Bacon
Amateur British filmmaker of the 1930s to 1950s
Dr Margaret Craighill
In 1943, Dr. Margaret Craighill was the first woman to become a commissioned officer in the United States Army.
Jessica Wittner
Astronaut, Navy machinist and engineer
Madeleine ffrench-Mullen
Irish nationalist and social advocate
Jennie Collins
In 1870, Jennie Collins founded Boffin’s Bower in Boston to provide working women with a place to read and socialize, as well as food, clothing, job placement, and other aid.
Lt. Col. Juanita Redmond Hipps
Juanita Redmond Hipps trained as a nurse at South Caroline State Hospital and joined the Army Nurse Corps in 1936. She was sent to Manila, in the Philippines soon after joining.