A subset of my professional reading list specifically devoted to women in uniform.
Women in military service Public
Created and curated by venya
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It's My Country Too by Jerri Bell, Tracy Crow
5 stars
This inspiring anthology it the first to convey the noteworthy experiences and contributions of women in the American military in …
venya says: An important overview of women in military service throughout the history of the United States. Men do not and never have had a monopoly on defending their country.
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Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age by Kurt W. Beyer (Lemelson Center studies in invention and innovation series)
4 stars
venya says: Picked up on a whim at the Smithsonian a decade ago, this is a well-written account of a key figure in the early computing era. Admiral Hopper wrote the first computer manual, the first compiler, and was key in the development of COBOL and UNIVAC I.
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The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone
4 stars
In 1916, at the height of World War I, brilliant Shakespeare expert Elizebeth Smith went to work for an eccentric …
venya says: Fantastic read about Elizabeth Friedman, often overshadowed by her husband William, who was instrumental in early cryptography efforts against organized crime and Axis powers in World War II.
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You Don't Belong Here by Elizabeth Becker
4 stars
Kate Webb, an Australian iconoclast, Catherine Leroy, a French daredevil photographer, and Frances FitzGerald, a blue-blood American intellectual, arrived in …
venya says: Excellent read about women war journalists during the US involvement in Vietnam.
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Cordelia's honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
4 stars
Sick of combat, Cordelia Naismith is ready to settle down to a quiet life. But when the Emperor dies, Aral …
venya says: From one of the best modern science fiction and fantasy writers, this is actually two books combined in an omnibus volume. Although the protagonist is only in the military for part of the first book, themes of duty, sacrifice, loss, and dealing with trauma are throughout.
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Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #31)
4 stars
War has come to Discworld . . . again.
And to no one's great surprise, the conflict centers around the …
venya says: Most of Pratchett's excellent Discworld novels have a distinct theme and they often build on each other. This one from late in the canon really looks into some of the ideas around gender norms and expectations in the context of military service.
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Fight Like a Girl by Kate Germano, Kelly Kennedy
4 stars
One woman's professional battle against systemic gender bias in the Marines and the lessons it holds for all of us.The …
venya says: A little hard to follow at times, as the narrative jumps around in time a good bit, but an important and infuriating story.
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A Higher Standard by Ann Dunwoody, Tomago Collins
2 stars
On June 23, 2008, President George W. Bush nominated Ann Dunwoody as a four-star general in the US Army-the first …
