![]() ![]() World War I was the first industrial war. Some women had to dress like men to fight in the field, and others risked their lives as frontline nurses, but these brave women were not recognized by the military.Īt the turn of the 20th century, the progressive social movements advocated women's rights, but it took the first global war to give women the opportunity to prove themselves. Until World War I, however, the military establishment did not officially accommodate women who wished to serve. Women in today's military answer their country's call in all services and ranks. ![]() ![]() I've hobnobbed oft with Broadway stars who outshone Broadway lights īut North or South or East or West, the girls that I have metĬould never hold a candle to a Newport yeomanette. I've seen the Latin Quarter, with its models, wines, and tights, I've been in noisy London and in wicked, gay Paree, I've been in frigid Greenland and in sunny Tennessee, A yeoman (F) on Submarine K-5 gazes through her binoculars. ![]()
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