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The very few, the proud : women in the Marine Corps, 1977-2001 / Nancy P. Anderson, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret).

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Format:
Book
Government document
Author/Creator:
Anderson, Nancy P., author.
Contributor:
Marine Corps University (U.S.). History Division, issuing body.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States. Marine Corps--Women--History.
United States.
United States. Marine Corps.
Women and the military--United States--History.
Women and the military.
Women marines.
Military Personnel.
marines (soldiers).
Armed Forces--Women.
Medical Subjects:
Military Personnel.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (ix, 265 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (some color)
Place of Publication:
Quantico, Virginia : History Division, United States Marine Corps, 2018.
Summary:
This history follows and examines both the expanding opportunities for women in the Marine Corps and the fading cultural gender distinctions in the last quarter of the twentieth century. The work is derived from official documents and personal files, interviews, conversations, letters, newspaper articles, Internet access to research archives, and hundreds of email submissions from current and former Marines. The generation of women described in this history proved themselves in every clime and place, including in command and in combat. Women choose to be Marines for the same reasons as men: duty to country, opportunity, adventure, escaping hardship, or to grow as a person. This history takes us to the start of the twenty-first century.--Provided by publisher.
Notes:
This is a publication issued by the United States federal government or produced with federal funds.
In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (USMC History Division website, viewed July 21, 2026).
Other Format:
Print version: Anderson, Nancy P. Very few, the proud.
OCLC:
1088413222

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