1944: Sue Dauser Becomes First Female US Navy Captain
1944: Sue Dauser Becomes First Female US Navy Captain Sue Dauser, serving as the director of the Navy Nurse Corps, was appointed as the first female captain in the U.S.…
1974: First Female Aviator in the Navy
1974: First Female Aviator in the Navy Lt. j.g. Barbara Ann (Allen) Rainey became the first female aviator in the U.S. Navy on February 22, 1974. Her accomplishment broke gender…