From Yeomanettes to Fighter Jets: A Century of Women in the U.S. Navy

From Yeomanettes to Fighter Jets addresses a major element of twenty—first century sea power—the integration of women into all military units of the U.S. Navy. Randy Goguen delineates the cultural, economic, and political conditions as well as the technological changes that shaped this movement over the course of a century. Starting with the establishment of the Yeomen (F) in World War I and continuing through today to address the current arguments over the registration of women for Selecti...