Women in warfare and the military (1900–45)

This timeline of women in warfare and the military (1900–45) deals with the role of women in the military around the world from 1900 through 1945. By the end of the 19th century, women in some countries were starting to serve in limited roles in various branches of the military. The two major events in this time period were World War I and World War II. Please see Women in World War I and Women in World War II for more information.

For articles specifically pertaining to the United States, see: Timeline of women in war in the United States, Pre-1945

Timeline of women in warfare from 1900 until 1945 worldwide

1900s

1910s

World War I

1920s

1930s

See Women in World War II for information specific to World War II

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1940s

See Women in World War II for information specific to World War II

See also

References

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  2. "Australian War Memorial 2012 Exhibition". Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  3. "CBC News in Depth: Canada's Military". CBC News. May 30, 2006. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  4. A Companion to Women's Military History, edited by Barton Hacker, Margaret Vining, http://books.google.com/books?id=UoHbxKfyTcUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=women+in+military&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ej21UY2KCs7_qAH-v4GICQ&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=women%20in%20military&f=false, p. 201
  5. Richard Stites The Women's Liberation Movement in Russia: Feminism, Nihilism, and Bolshevism 1860-1930, published 1978 by Princeton University Press, ISBN 0691052549, http://books.google.com/books?id=qy679HV7AmkC&dq=richard+stites+women's+liberation+russia&source=gbs_navlinks_s, p. 299.
  6. BBC - WW2 People's War - Timeline
  7. Keely Damara. "First Asian American woman Navy officer honored in ‘Born to Lead’". PCC Courier. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  8. The Forgotten Army: India's Armed Struggle for Independence, 1942-1945 By Peter Ward Fay
  9. Women Against the Raj: The Rani of Jhansi Regiment By Joyce C. Lebra, p.X
  10. Women Against the Raj: The Rani of Jhansi Regiment By Joyce C. Lebra, p.xii
  11. Looking East to Look West: Lee Kuan Yew's Mission India By Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, p.71

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