WOMEN IN HISTORY From left to right, Mary Ragland and Alyce Dixon, both company clerks in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II; first lady Michelle Obama; and Esther Corcoran, one of the first women to achieve the rank of Army lieutenant colonel, pose for a photo during a March 3, 2009, event honoring Women's History Month and military families at Arlington National Cemetery's Women in Military Service for America Memorial Center in Arlington, Va. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.07 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 817984-I-DJA29-704.jpg Photo Gallery