We are five college students studying at San Francisco State University. Our objective for this website is to educate others about one of the many courageous women who broke gender stereotypes in a time period that expected purity, chastity, and domesticity. Frances Clayton fought along side many other female soldiers to show that they were equals in fighting for their country's rights, all while unknowingly starting a woman's revolution all on their own. During WWII, over 400,000 women were recruited to serve in most non-combat roles. Fast forward a couple decades, in 1991, women were finally able to be admitted into combat positions. Women today still face issues of inferiority to men within societal standards. Women in the U.S Military make up 15.7 percent of soldiers, and only 7.1 percent are generals and admirals. Even with the small percentage of females in a male dominated service, women in the army are still most represented within the medical and administrative duties.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    We want to bring a voice to the women who made history, yet were, and still are misrepresented or silenced by the patriarchal structures under which they lived. Upon being discharged from the military for her gender, Frances Clayton didn't let that stop her from trying to fight in other regiments, however, she was of course denied. Her end story is unknown, but it is theorized that she continued living under a false name, with a false identity so that she could contribute to something that she felt was her basic human right. She, and the other female Civil War soldiers were never recognized for their efforts at the time of their life, so that is why we must ensure that these women become embedded into our American history for this generation and onward.