- 1881 - Lime Rock Lighthouse Keeper Ida Lewis became the first woman to be awarded a Gold Lifesaving Medal.
- 1918 - Twin sisters Genevieve and Lucille Baker of the Naval Coastal Defense Reserve, becoming two of the first uniformed women to serve in the Coast Guard.
- In 1945, the first five African-American females entered the SPARs: Olivia Hooker, D. Winifred Byrd, Julia Mosley, Yvonne Cumberbatch, and Aileen Cooke
- 1960 - The first civilian women were hired in non-secretarial occupations such as engineering
- 1974 - mixed-gender basic training began
Current Issues:
- Sexism
References:
http://www.uscg.mil/history/uscghist/WomenChronology.asp
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