U.S. Marine Corps graphic illustration, depicts a century of solidarity: Celebrating 100 years of women serving in the Marine Corps since Opha May Johnson, the first of more than 300 women who enlisted into the Marine Corps on Aug. 13, 1918.
Over the course of the past century, women serving in the Marine Corps have surpassed the restrictions of administrative roles, to every corner of the Marine Corps.
(U.S. Marine Corps Illustration by Cpl. Alina Thackray)
A century of solidarity: Celebrating 100 years of women serving in the Marine Corps
By Sgt. Justin Huffty, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — On August 13, 1918, Pvt. Opha May Johnson became the first in a line of just over 300 women to join the United States Marine Corps. Today, exactly 100 years later, women are continuing that legacy, helping the Marine Corps progress in leaps and bounds. Since 1918, the Marine Corps has discovered that when dealing with a Marine’s sense of pride and work ethic, men and women have no differences.
Pvt. Opha May Johnson, a native of Kokomo, Indiana, was 39 years old when she signed up. She moved to Washington D.C. with her family when she was 6 years...
