Ruth Blake, a World War II veteran, celebrated her 100th birthday with reflections on her extraordinary life and service.

C.A.R., Daughters of the American Revolution, or D.A.R., Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, and Sons of the American Revolution Anthony Halberstadt Chapter hosted the ceremony.

Her resolve at such a young age was remarkable, even by modern standards, and in her lifetime she overcame discrimination and ...

Douglas Square in 1936, where they practiced ...

To celebrate Women’s History Month and the legacy of Lowell’s Edith Nourse Rogers, the first woman to represent Massachusetts ...

Though the British Crown has a long-standing connection to the Armed Forces, one member of the Royal Family certainly stands ...

The United States Women’s Army Corps was created as an auxiliary unit on May 15, 1942, and upgraded to active-duty status a year later. Up to 150,000 women enlisted in the Corps during World War II.

After finishing her basic training at Hunter College, Starr was assigned to the 12th Navy District, San Francisco’s Mare ...

LOVELOCK — Navy veteran and longtime Lovelock resident Mercedes Marcucci Starr has witnessed many events during her lifetime.

Pittsburgh once had a significant cohort of women pilots who flew airplanes for fun and for profit. Roberta Wassel was one of them.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...

Joan Mabel Harrison served in the British Army’s women’s branch during World War II and stands out in old photographs, surrounded by her male comrades. Though no longer as physically strong as she ...