From silents of the early American motion picture era through 21st century films, this book offers a decade-by-decade examination of portrayals of women in the military. The full range of genres is explored, along with films created by today’s military women about their experiences.
Laws regarding women in the service are analyzed, along with discussion of the challenges they have faced in the push for full participation and of the changing societal attitudes through the years.

Stacy Fowler is a technical services librarian and tenured professor at St. Mary’s University Law Library in San Antonio. Her scholarly interests include laws pertaining to women in the military and gender inequity in any form.
Deborah A. Deacon is an art historian and retired U.S. Navy commander who resides in Arizona. She has published numerous articles and books on women artists and war, depictions of military women in film and comics, and Japanese anime and manga.

Stacy Fowler and Deborah A. Deacon
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 228
Bibliographic Info: 77 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2020
pISBN: 978-1-4766-7713-2
eISBN: 978-1-4766-3797-6
Imprint: McFarland

List of Acronyms ix
Preface 1
Introduction 3
One. The Early Days: 1910–1939 15
Two. You Can Do It! The 1940s 25
Three. Now What? The 1950s 44
Four. The Times They Are Changing: 1960s and 1970s 64
Five. Great Expectations: The 1980s 85
Six. Wish Fulfillment—Almost: The 1990s 104
Seven. All That You Can Be: The 2000s 131
Eight. Shattering the Camouflage Ceiling: The 2010s 148
Conclusion 171
Appendix A: Filmography by Year 175
Appendix B: By the Numbers 195
Chapter Notes 199
Bibliography 207
Index 211