This book provides an annotated bibliography and research guide on women in the U.S. military, from the establishment of the Army Nurse Corps in 1901 to the first deployment of women on combat ships in 1995. The opening chapter describes how to access available information on women. The following chapters cover women in the military in general; women in the Air Force, Army, Navy and Coast Guard, and Marine Corps; women in nursing corps; women at service academies; and such topics as pregnancy issues, sex issues, women in combat, and women veterans. Each chapter begins with an introduction and includes archival sources as well as books, research reports, theses and dissertations, government documents, and journal entries.

Includes indexes.

Conducting research -- Women in the military -- Nurses -- Navy and Coast Guard -- Marine corps -- Army 1942-1945 -- Army 1946-present -- Women Air Force service pilots (WASP) -- Air Force -- Service academies -- Family and pregnancy issues -- Sex issues -- Women in combat -- Veterans. Appendixes. Archival resources -- Women's military associations -- Chronology of women's service -- Military World Wide Web pages.