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Carolina Snaider; J. Eric Fisher; Katherina A. Payne – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2024
Cisgender women were not permitted to join the armed forces until the Women's Armed Service Integration Act passed in 1984. During the Civil War, some people assigned female at birth enlisted as men. They used "male" names and wore short haircuts, pants, and other traditional "male clothing." Many stories of these soldiers have…
Descriptors: United States History, War, Military Personnel, Instructional Materials