New Opportunities, New Achievements (Left to right) Lieutenant Charlene T. Suneson, USNR, and Lieutenant (j.g.) J.A. Bishop, USN; Hospitalman Elena J. Peckenpaugh; Lieutenant Commander Barbara Allen Rainey; Captain Joan C. Bynum; Rear Admiral Lillian Fishburne. Click image to download. 1948–1949 The Women’s Armed Forces Integration Act of July 30, 1948, allowed women to serve in… Read more