South African politician who served as the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans from 2021 to 2024, Premier of the North West from 2010 to 2014, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces from 2014 to 2019, and Speaker of the National Assembly from 2019 to 2021.
Irish aviator
Irish Franciscan nun and member of the French resistance during World War II
Gaby Bloch was a French Resistance fighter during the Nazi occupation of her country during World War II.
Cmdr. Ashley Carline, a surface warfare officer, served as the Chief of Naval Operations’ Flag Aide from 2018 –2020. She is the first Black woman to serve as Aide-de-Camp for two different Chiefs of Naval Operations. Carline went on to serve as a Navy legislative fellow.
US Army Veteran Anna Mae Hays was the first woman in the US military to be promoted to a general officer rank.
The sly tactics of Elizabeth, Grace, and Rachel Martin prompted Nathanael Greene’s acquisition of vital information regarding British tactics and plans in South Carolina in the American Revolution.
The sly tactics of Elizabeth, Grace, and Rachel Martin prompted Nathanael Greene’s acquisition of vital information regarding British tactics and plans in South Carolina in the American Revolution.
The sly tactics of Elizabeth, Grace, and Rachel Martin prompted Nathanael Greene’s acquisition of vital information regarding British tactics and plans in South Carolina in the American Revolution.
During the Second World War she was Lieutenant-Colonel in charge of the Australian Army Nursing Service in the Tasmania Line of Communication Area and matron-in-charge of the 1st Australian General Hospital, Australian Imperial Forces.