Opha Mae Johnson had a big impact on the marines and women's rights. She helped change the way women were treated, and showed them what they can do. She also showed The marines that women should have been enlisted at the time men were. Because of Opha Mae Johnson, women are now allowed to join the Marines.
These are medals, that men and women would wear, because Opha Mae Johnson had changed the way the marines worked, forever, she let women join to, and was the first to enlist.