Margaret Corbin

American women have been getting closer and closer to serving as official front-line combat troops since the creation of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps in 1941. In 2010, Army marksmanship coach Sgt. Sherri Gallagher defeated 11 other entrants to claim the Soldier of the Year award. Unofficially, the history of women in combat goes back thousands of years, or at least as far back as it became known that you didn’t have to be a dude to understand how a spear worked. In the 21st century, more people have carried both a rifle and two X chromosomes than any other time in history. Let’s take a look at some ...