Ann E. Dunwoody
Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody (born January 14, 1953) is a retired general of the United States Army. She is the first woman in U.S. military and uniformed service history to achieve a four-star officer rank, receiving her fourth star on November 14, 2008.
Martha Rainville
In February 1997, Rainville won the Vermont General Assembly's election for adjutant general of the State of Vermont. In most states the adjutant general is appointed by the governor; in Vermont the state legislature chooses. The election for a two-year term is held in February of each odd-numbered year, and the term starts in March. Rainville became the first woman in U.S. history to serve as head of a state's National Guard, and commanded the 3,800 members of the Vermont Army and Air National Guard until her retirement in 2006.