Micaila (Mickey) Britto-Patten

Mickey Britto-Patten is a Taunton, MA native who retired as a corporal from the Marine Corps in 1994 due to service injuries after serving her country for more than seven years stateside and in Japan. As a non-traditional, first-gen student, Mickey won an Adrian Tinsley Program (ATP) Grant for Undergraduate Research to compose a comprehensive photo essay featuring female veterans from the Vietnam era through today. Micaila works full time as director of Veterans Services of Fall River and studies at BSU part time. She plans to graduate in a few years with a concentration in photography. In June, she was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Women Veterans Network. She hopes her story, continued advocacy and photos (through local exhibitions and other means) will help female veterans get the attention and respect they deserve.