Women were pivotal in many aspects throughout the Cold War. They were soldiers, pilots, code breakers, nurses, and more. They supported the Cold War either on the front lines or from home. Of course not every woman supported war; in the Vietnam war many found themselves sympathetic with the Vietnamese women. Towards the end of the Cold War women found their social positions constantly changing, but sexism routinely held them back. 

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Host: Rachel Perez

Editor: Tyler Cardwell

Producer: Haley Brook

Contributing Authors: Kelsie Brook Eckert, Dr. Barbara Tischler, Dr. Alicia Gutierrez-Romine, Dr. DeAnna Beachley, Jacqui Nelson, Mary Bezbatchenko, Dr. Victoria Plutshack, and Nye Adamkowski.

Consultants and Reviewers: Dr. Tanya Roth, Dr. Jessica Frazier, Dr. Linda Upham-Bornstein, Dr. Margaret Huettl, Hannah Dutton, Michelle Stonis, Annabelle L. Blevins Pifer, Matthew Cerjak, Maria Concepcion Marquez Sandoval, and Lauren Connolly.

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