Women in the Armed Forces 1917-2017

Media Kit A Century of Service WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES 1917-2017 FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Robin Jobson VP Business Development (813) 675-3830 [email protected] There are approximately 36,000 women in the officer corps. FIRST WOMAN TO ENLIST IN U.S. NAVY AND FIRST IN U.S. ARMED SERVICES A significant milestone in the course of the U.S. Navy, the military and the nation will see major attention in 2017 and 2018 – the 100th anniversary of the first woman to enlist in the U.S. Navy on active duty. Her name was Loretta Perfectus Walsh, from Philadelphia, and she had the equal distinc- tion of being the first woman allowed to serve in any of the U.S. armed forces. Walsh became the first female petty officer and eventually the first chief yeoman. At age 20, on March 17, 1917, Walsh engaged in a four-year enlistment in the U.S. Navy, becoming the first active-duty Navy woman, the first woman to enlist in the Navy, and the first woman to serve in any of the armed forces in a non-nurse occupation. On March 19, 1917, the Navy Department autho- rized enrolement of women in the Naval Reserve with ratings of yeoman, radio electrician, or other essential ratings, becoming the first branch of the United States armed forces to allow enlistment by women in a non-nursing capacity. Walsh subsequently became the first woman Navy petty officer when she was sworn in as chief yeoman on March 21, 1917. ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE PUBLICATION As we enter the second century of women Leading military publisher Faircount is serving in the U.S. armed forces, more collaborating with the Naval History and and more women are involved in various Heritage Command to produce a special aspects of the services, including leading key commemorative edition commemorating combatant commands, operating as fighter the anniversary. Entitled A Century of pilots, commanding warships and even Service: Women in the Armed Forces, the attempting to become Navy SEALS. Thus publication will trace the historic timeline it is significant that the U.S. Navy is taking of women’s important role in a century of the important step to acknowledge this the nation’s defense while examining the current climate of optimism and important centenary event. the future prospects as women’s rights in the military mature and evolve. More than 200,000 women are in the active-duty military, including 69 generals and admirals. Health care was the top field for female officers, at 39 percent. They make up nearly 28 percent of administrative officers, 19 percent of intelligence officers and 18 percent of supply officers. DISTRIBUTION ABOUT THE A Century of Service: Women In the Armed Forces will see extensive nationwide PUBLISHER distribution in print and digital format, on a name and title basis, directly to the offices of senior leadership and personnel throughout the Department of Defense, the Department A Century of Service: Women in of Veterans Affairs, civilian federal agencies, national and state-level veterans service the Armed Forces is published organizations, and key organizations serving women, including but not limited to: by Faircount Media Group, an international publisher with • AcademyWomen • National League of Female Veterans offices in the United States, • Air Force Women Officers Associated • National Women Veterans United • All Navy Women’s National Alliance • Navy Nurse Corps Association United Kingdom, and Australia. • American Women Veterans • Operation Reinvent The group’s pedigree within the • Army Nurse Corps Association • Paralyzed Veterans of America defense and government publishing • Army Women’s Foundation • Sea Service Leadership Association sector is second to none; its • Army Women’s Museum • Service Women’s Action Network portfolio includes an extensive • Disabled American Veterans (DAV) • She Served range of publications that are • Fatigues to Fabulous • The American Legion developed in close partnership with • Foundation for Women Warriors • Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Damian many prestigious organizations • Grace After Fire • Vietnam Women Veterans, Inc. representing all military service • Military Officers Association of America • Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation, Inc. branches. In particular, the (MOAA) • Women in Defense company has produced several • National Alliance of Women Veterans • Women In Military Service For America anniversary publications, including • National Association of Black Military Memorial Navy SEALS 50; Duty, Honor, Women • Women Marines Association Country: The Bicentennial of the • National Association of State Women Veteran • Women Military Aviators - Angela United States Military Academy; Coordinators • Women Veterans Business Centers Special Forces: The First Fifty Years; 100 Years of Women in Law Enforcement, and many others. To see Faircount’s portfolio visit www. defensemedianetwork.com/online- ADVERTISING RATES* magazines/ Double Page Spread, Four Color ............ $16,950 Full Page, Four Color ............................. $9,950 Prime Positions Available Upon Request For more information and to book your space call Robin Jobson today at 813-675-3830 • [email protected] *All rates net of agency commissions..

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