Women's life during WARS in the 20th Century
I want you for the Navy promotion for anyone enlisting, apply any recruiting station or postmaster. LOC Summary: A Wave, half-length, standing, facing front. LOC Notes: Promotional goal: U.S. J26.
This is American during Word War I Propaganda Posters.
Through this Propaganda, It shows the government want women to participate in military. Women who were not nurses were allowed to enlist in the Navy and Marine Corps. That means woman was can do military involvement. World War I also saw the female members of the army, navy and air force don their uniforms for the first time, beginning with the Royal Navy who set up the Women's Royal Navy Service in 1916. By the end of the War America had sworn in 11,274 female Yeomen to the Navy on the same status as men.
Women's successful participation in World War I was an important precedent for expanding roles of American women in the military and for developing the military establishment's acceptance of women's service in the US Armed Forces.
Opening paragraph of the diary of “Lizzie Holmes, alias “Sherlock,” graduate of the 1909 class of the Protestant Episcopal Hospital. After doing private nursing for several years, starts out on an entirely new venture, namely to serve her adopted country as an army nurse in the U.S.A. military service. Here is related a few experiences and the most striking features during her army career which icludes 6 months on the Mexican Border and 20 months in France, from Feb. 14-1917 to May 23-1919.”
This is nurse diary during World War I.
The nurses of World War I were situated in many different places. Many soldiers get injury and epidemics were spread during war. Miliatry need people who can help them. Most of mens were in war so women was forced to start working as nurses.
Through Lizzie Holmes diary, The nurses had to deal with many different struggles. BUT Nurses in World War 1 were very helpful and they helped save the lives of a lot of men. Women were very brave. There is a number of nurses from World War 1 who received many awards for their bravery and courage and their ability to help out wherever they can.
Through these pictures, we can know women's life during World War I. The war provide new employment opportunities for women. Instead of men do military work, womens can do men's work. Womens were intellectually and have capable of taking part in society. It can help to developing women's political rights.