Cashier was not the only woman to hide her identity to join one of the Civil War's belligerents. Historians estimate as few as 400 or as many as 1,000 women hid their gender to fight the war as men.

"Women and children are suffering the most from the war," says a nun based in Goma, Congo. "They are subjected to rape, and their dignity is being eroded, with little they can do because the ...

How women played a crucial role in halting Hitler’s terrorizing V2 rockets, the weapons that reshaped modern warfare.

Victoria Roshchyna’s body was returned after she was killed by Russians, with her eyes, brain and larynx removed possibly to ...

An Israeli settler accused of killing a prominent Palestinian activist during a confrontation captured on video in the ...

Two female soldiers, K and Y – who serve in this capacity – are among the women making a significant impact on the front lines. In a world where combat roles in the military are still largely ...

She was one of the first women in Ukraine to speak publicly and to rights organizations about her ordeal. “Compared to 2019, it is a revolution that women are speaking out now,” she said.

Ukraine officials have said the sailors should be treated as prisoners of war and, on Monday, their lawyers said Russia was violating the Geneva Convention by trying them as civilians. The court ...

“Hi, Mom. All good. I will be offline, probably for a long time, maybe a week or month. Don’t worry.” That was the last message Nazar Ocheretnyi sent his mother, on March 30, 2022. Nearly ...

In researching her new book, 'Women of War,' author Suzanne Cope found a whole new side of her grandmother. In an exclusive essay for PEOPLE, she breaks down what she learned about her own family.