Women in warfare (1900-1939)

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v • d • e History of women in warfare Ancient – Medieval – Early Modern – 1750-1799 – 1801-1901 – 1900-1939 (WWI) – WWII – 1945-1999 – 2000-present

• 1900: Yaa Asantewaa leads the Ashanti in rebellion against the British.
• 1904-1907: Herero and Namaqua Wars take place. Herero warrior women fight against the Germans.^[1]
• 1912: Rayna Kasabova during the Balkan War was the first woman to fly as observer on combat missions in the history of military aviation. She carried out a number of sorties dropping propaganda materials and bombs on Turkish positions during the siege of Adrianople.
• 1920: During the Turkish Independence War, Kara Fatma and her gang carried out operations against the British, Armenian, French, Italian and Greek soldiers. They are well-known for killing those who raped young girls.
• 1924: Lottorna, or The Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service, is founded.
• 1929: Igbo Women's War of 1929 takes place.
• 1937: During the Dersim uprising, Sabiha Gökçen, the first female aviator in Turkey and the first female combat pilot in the world carried out sorties in operations against the guerrillas.

[edit] See also

• Timeline of women in 19th century warfare
• Women in warfare (1945-1999)

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