Sorry - no larger images. I simply don't have the time, space, inclination, patience or attention span to go through all that. Remember this is a "no-pay-one-woman-band" operation.
| 1776 When women fought "unofficially" in the Revolutionary War there were no uniforms for them to wear. Legend has it that Deborah Samson "tailored" a soldiers uniform to fit. It may have looked something like this - be advised that the operative word here is may. There were no cameras until 1839 so we have no real pictures: |
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| 1861 During the Civil War women were not "authorized" in the military. Dr Mary Walker served as a contract surgeon and modified her uniform to include trousers under the skirt: | 
| Many young women disguised themselves as men and fought during the Civil War in uniform: | 
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1898
 | Nurses served aboard hospital ships during the Spanish American War < this is what they wore. They also served in Havana, Cuba in the outfits on the right. |  |
1908
| In 1908 the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps came into being. The first twenty nurses wore this outfit: |
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World War One - 1917-1918
The U.S. Navy Yeoman (F) |  Winter blues |  The Marine Corps |  Navy Nurse Corps |
World War Two
WAC Issue: L-R: Service O.D., Utility Coat, Cotton Summer uniform, Work dress, Work uniform, Wool overcoat.
 Women Marines |  WAVES - Navy |  WACS - Army |  SPARS Coast Guard |  Navy Nurse Corps |
WAC and WAF - '50s and '60s - "Models and Fashion Statements"
 WAC |  WAC |  WAC |  WAF |  WAF |
The '80s to the present - "On the Job Uniforms"
 USAF Missile Duty |  Battle Dress Uniform |  Coast Guard at sea |  Navy Sea Duty |  Marines on Parade |
 USMC Ceremonial |  Army -Maint. |  Air Force -Medical |  Navy Whites |  Coast Guard |
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