History of the United States II / Unit 8 USH2 1084 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Women in Uniform
Captions available
The idea
About thirty thousand American women served in the military or with relief organisations during the war, according to the anchor.
In practice
Navy women enlisting as yeomen, and the first women joining the Marine Corps in July nineteen eighteen.
Where people slip
The Yawp says the war opened uniformed occupations to women where none had existed before.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
Something wrong in this lesson? Flag it · Sources for History of the United States II