Women have served the country as long as men. They may not have always had the option to take up arms, but since the American Revolution women have been crucial to military success. Now, the women who have served in the military are getting new recognition with a monument in the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spanish Fort, Alabama. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a nonprofit organization for women with direct lineage to those who fought for American independence, organized the fundraising and development for the new monument.
The Daughters of the American Revolution raised and donated nearly $2,000 for the project in addition to a grant from a Mobile chapter of the organization. The monument will be dedicated to every woman who has ever served the country. It will be built in Texas and take almost eight weeks to complete before it is shipped to Alabama. The Daughters of the American Revolution have yet to release the design of the monument or when the dedication ceremony will take place. They have announced that the site will be called the Women's Veterans Memorial.