While this will not be the year we get our first female commander-in-chief, one military glass ceiling seems to have shattered nonetheless. President Bush nominated Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody to head the Army Materiel Command, making her the first female four-star general.

–Abby Rapoport

Abby Rapoport is a freelance journalist and former staff writer at The American Prospect. She was previously a political reporter for the Texas Observer. Follow @ rarapoport