Seen through the eyes of eleven African American servicewomen, this book explores issues such as health care, child care, sexism/sexual harassment, racism, religion, career advancement, and serving in combat zones. Their stories illuminate the types of experiences black servicewomen have encountered during their time in the Gulf Wars.
Seen through the eyes of eleven African American servicewomen, this book explores issues such as health care, child care, sexism/sexual harassment, racism, religion, career advancement, and serving in combat zones. Their stories illuminate the types of experiences black servicewomen have encountered during their time in the Gulf Wars.
Elizabeth Desnoyers-Colas, PhD, is assistant professor of communication and the faculty coordinator of the African American Male Initiative Program at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Georgia. A retired U.S. Air Force Major, her past military duties include serving as a speechwriter for senior DOD military and civilian officials on EEO/EO related issues and operating as the director of the Joint Task Force Information Bureau, Haitian Refuge Humanitarian Rescue Effort, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. She also served in Operation Desert Storm and was deployed to Central Air Forces, Forward, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, as the director of Public Affairs/Protocol.
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Acknowledgements Chapter One: Marching as to War: Personal Narratives of African American Women's Experiences in the Gulf Wars Chapter Two: Why We Serve: An Historical Overview of African American Women's Military Service from the Revolutionary War Through the Gulf Wars Chapter Three: "Sistahs" of Defense: Duties and Dangers of African American Women in Service in the Gulf Wars Chapter Four: My Child Left Behind: The Family and Child Care Challenges Faced by African American Gulf War Servicewomen Chapter Five: What Happens in the Desert Stays in the Desert: African American Women Confront Racism and Sexism in the Gulf Chapter Six: Where My Health Comes From: African American Servicewomen Battle Gulf War Illnesses Epilogue: Marching as to War?Final Thoughts Bibliography Index
Acknowledgements Chapter One: Marching as to War: Personal Narratives of African American Women's Experiences in the Gulf Wars Chapter Two: Why We Serve: An Historical Overview of African American Women's Military Service from the Revolutionary War Through the Gulf Wars Chapter Three: "Sistahs" of Defense: Duties and Dangers of African American Women in Service in the Gulf Wars Chapter Four: My Child Left Behind: The Family and Child Care Challenges Faced by African American Gulf War Servicewomen Chapter Five: What Happens in the Desert Stays in the Desert: African American Women Confront Racism and Sexism in the Gulf Chapter Six: Where My Health Comes From: African American Servicewomen Battle Gulf War Illnesses Epilogue: Marching as to War?Final Thoughts Bibliography Index
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