Anna Mae Hays

Anna Mae Violet Hays was an American military officer who served as the 13th chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps. She was the first woman in the United States Armed Forces to be promoted to a general officer rank; in 1970, she was promoted to brigadier general. Hays paved the way for equal treatment of women, countered occupational sexism, and made a number of recommendations which were accepted into military policy.

16 February 1920

Born on the same birth day (16 February): Bradford Parkinson • Federico Bernardeschi • Henrietta Barnett (WRAF officer) • Jaroslav Kubera • Jean-Charles Pichegru • John Balance • Ken Takakura • Kyo (musician) • Marlene Hagge • Otis Blackwell • Paul Bailey (British writer) • Peter Kitchen • Peter Porter (poet) • Pierre Bouguer • Roberta Williams • Simon Francis (footballer)

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