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Women in warfare and the military (1900–1945)

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This timeline of women in warfare and the military (1900–1945) deals with the role of women in the military around the world from 1900 through 1945. The two major events in this time period were World War I and World War II. Please see Women in World War I and Women in World War II for more information. For articles specifically pertaining to the United States, see: Timeline of women in war in the United States, Pre-1945. 1899–1900: Lin Hei'er commands the Red Lantern Unit of women rebel soldiers during the Boxer Rebellion. 1900: On August 7, Fanny Hines becomes the first Australian woman to die on active service. 1900: Yaa Asantewaa, the queen mother of the Ejisu, leads the Ashanti army in the War of the Golden Stool) against the British in the Gold Coast (modern Ghana). 1901 The Canadian Army Nursing Service began in 1901. 1904–1907: Herero warrior women fight alongside men against the Germans during the Herero and Namaqua Wars in German South-West Africa (modern Namibia). 1907: Korean independence fighter and activist Yun Hui-sun organizes a female militia group or "righteous army" of about 30 women, leading them in attacks against the Japanese. 1908: Georgina Fane Pope became the first matron-in-chief of the Canadian Army Nursing Corps when the corps began its official existence at this time. 1910–1920: Mexican Revolution. Soldaderas (female soldiers) participated heavily. 1911: Numerous women's militias are formed by rebels during the Xinhai Revolution: Among these are Wu Shuqing's Women's Revolutionary Army, Yin Weijun and Lin Zongxue's Zhejiang Women's Army, Tang Qunying's Women's Northern Expedition Brigade, and many others. All these units are disbanded by the Provisional Government of the Republic of China on 26 February 1912, mostly for chauvinistic reasons. 1912: Rayna Kasabova is the first woman in history to participate in a military flight, flying as an observer on combat missions during the Balkan Wars. She carries out a number of sorties, including dropping propaganda materials and bombs on Ottoman positions during the siege of Adrianople.

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