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women serving in military  

Definition(s)

  • This entry focuses on the gradual expansion of women's roles in the regular armed forces of sovereign states since the middle of the 19th century and on the two principal factors that have governed this expansion: national need and, after World War II, national law. Women have participated in military operations in all eras of history. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Military, Women Serving in]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NZZCJ997-D

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