European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine boosting identity of military women by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau a Merican military women arc treated like dirt historian Linda Grant Depauw claim their be Wahly i5  Ridi Cutch slandered and Yel when the succeed militarily they re criticized for using Kheit femininity. This no win treatment had belter end or Iha armed services Are going to pay warns Depauw. They be got to Slop thinking that women will continue to serve in they re treated like dirt Depauw says from her combination apartment office overlooking Tho Pentagon. A too often military women have to put up with claims Hal they re prostitutes and sexual deviants she says they find items Clos being matted a slut a  and when they re successful Wen ask who d you sleep with thai s hurl Lul to morale in her own Small a very Small so far at least the George Washington University or lessor is trying to improve Iho identity of military women through a series of periodicals and a radio show at going by the name of the greek goddess o War and Wisdom Minerva despite Depauw s Strong personal views she admits perhaps brags to being a Radical her publications and broadcasts Aie nol unabashedly feminist quite the contrary she accepts articles and. Sub Ecton any aspect of the military female or related issues a Eccl issues of Iho Magazine one a s bulletin Board and the fee paid on women and via Militar both published quarterly Lea lured articles on women veterans of Vietnam ill at ease Soviel is Hilary olders meeting american Servic women and even excerpts  and non fiction books such 33 making Waves a reminiscent look a Navy service in the Early 1970s by Louann Johnson. Article s Are submitted by scholars graduate students Amateur historians Active duty Servic members and veterans. " you asked me if Mierva has a slant a Bias she tells a sceptical visitor ii does t Bui Hal does t moan i Don t have opinions " what Depauw does t have however is a profit historian Linda Grant Depauw is campaigning for better treatment and More respect Lor women in the military through har organization the Minerva Center. Maker Aller six years of operation the Minerva Center As her business is called is still a one woman operation put Tyge Lheron Depauw s Home,.she works hours on end seven Days a week editing and. Publishing periodicals White teaching my Lime for All   even. Slowly no least circulation has risen., to 700, after a Start Wilh that Lisl Issue ol63subscribers. ,. The one year old radio program Minerva on the air is a so second feature of ered live  week through the armed forces radio and television service however a spokesman of american forces network Europe in Frankfurt West Germany said Al appears irregularly on an. The spokesman said the network receives so Many commentary features it can t use Allol them every Day. Depauw currently receives no Money or Trio program because in lacks n Corpt Fale spin apr. Although she Wriles the Stow a professional announcer reads ii. Radio interviews or shows have included  uniforms rules Lor working spouses and human interest features about women in Tia military with a l her dedication 16 military women one might expect Depauw to to a Veteran. She is no and thinks that s goo they always assume i am what they Are she says of the servicewomen she meets with frequently it s impair Larto not to  Veteran because that Way t Irenn t fall into 000 of the groups the woman connected Wilh the Mhilary Are in Many subdivisions which Milo tally have been suspicious to Oach Oiler not surprisingly up haps Depouw explains the Minerva Effort irom a historical perspex live we re talking Here about a loss of people s roots. Thuro Cro Solhei people besides White males in the military two of her own unlettered opinions Are that lire armed services should gel rid of combat restrictions 1 arid the Marino corps should end Heigh restrictions. Ask ills admittedly Radical pro lessor what she thinks about the importance of a woman being Able to pursue her career. Be it in the military or private sector and the Mot Herot a son and a daughter oilers an answer Hal she admits will suprise you there is nothing More Imp Danl in society than the role of housewife and Molher motherhood is the most important role to the  and motherhood is Lar irom the Only female Job underrated  Down  society do pan believes i think that Many people Are forced to work through societal pressure. As a result child rearing or teaching or nursing Are looked Down on " is Hilary nurses were male until the Lvi War she says. Teaching was also an All male profession in Ilo Carliest Days everything s shaded out As a male profession that s the history of labor the women Leavo the p a Collar areas " and the new 0bs that Lay move into become Pink Collar teachers for instance. Retail sates Mollico work like operating a  As Depauw sees it. Women Aru perfectly suited to contribute to the military Mission Hood sol get log a rambo woman Aro less Likely she says and Hal s Good the military needs to use people to their Best abilities and the military bin eds by having rational people who like to Woik with group Sas opposed to the single rambo Type who goes Oil on his own " for All her ded Calson his Lonan Depauw who trains doctoral candidates in military women s history has no game plan Lor helping the woman Warrior i Don i have any grand plan. My intent is to increase the knowledge and Dissen Nalion of information ii Bull Mcmin in the military they need a history a in rec getting information is a Good thing in itself Hii _ says. We a preserving history " Parton Mark no  into Atnalian a mar Etta Fhy us had Center,.riol s Jirong Kaif lilt la Alalimi Lvi la Hal sunday March 12, 1999 the stars and stripes Page 13