From the American Revolution to present day women have fought for our democracy from the battlefields to the home front. Women in Service tells their story through letters voiced by actresses such as Julianna Margulies, Martha Plimpton and Joan Allen. Interviews with Sandy Mitten the "Granny Gunner" in the Gulf War and Major General Donna Barbisch, one of America's first female Major Generals add fascinating personal detail to this episode.