There from the beginning : women in the US Air Force / Marissa Kester.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Kester, Marissa N., author.

Contributor:

Air University (U.S.). Press, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Air Force--Women--History.

United States.

United States. Air Force.

Women soldiers--United States--History.

Women soldiers.

Armed Forces--Women.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 206 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)

Other Title:

Women in the US Air Force

Place of Publication:

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : Air University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"Women have served in the United States Air Force since its inception, the first US military branch to rightfully claim that distinction. This monograph explores that history through research in archives, other published sources, and oral interviews"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Pioneers : inception-1947

Beginnings : 1948-1953

Survival : the 1950s and 1960s

Revolution stirring : public law 90-130 and Vietnam

Turning points : the 1970s

Having it all? : the 1980s and 1990s

A new world : 2000-2020

Conclusions and observations : 2021 and beyond

Appendix A : women in the Air Force (WAF) directors

Appendix B : Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948, Title III : Air Force

Appendix C : recommendations for further reading.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-204) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Air University, viewed Oct. 7, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Kester, Marissa N. There from the beginning.

ISBN:

9781585663101

1585663107

OCLC:

1264173743