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Interweaving personal stories with historical photos and background, this account documents the history of the more than 40,000 women who served in relief and military duty during World War I. Through personal interviews and excerpts from diaries, letters, and memoirs, it provides a perspective on their progress in military service.

Table of Contents
; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Map; 1.; First Women of the Navy; 2.; Women Marines; 3.; The Army Nurse; 4.; The Hello Girls of the Army Signal Corps; 5.; Reconstruction Aides; 6.; Women of the YMCA; 7.; The Woman Physician in the Great War; 8.; Red Cross Volunteers; 9.; The Salvation Army; Appendix A:; Chemical Warfare and Shell Shock; Appendix B:; For the Record; Index;

American Women in World War I

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    A Paperback by Lettie Gavin

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      Publisher: University Press of Colorado
      Publication Date: 2/15/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780870818257, 978-0870818257
      ISBN10: 0870818252

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Interweaving personal stories with historical photos and background, this account documents the history of the more than 40,000 women who served in relief and military duty during World War I. Through personal interviews and excerpts from diaries, letters, and memoirs, it provides a perspective on their progress in military service.

      Table of Contents
      ; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Map; 1.; First Women of the Navy; 2.; Women Marines; 3.; The Army Nurse; 4.; The Hello Girls of the Army Signal Corps; 5.; Reconstruction Aides; 6.; Women of the YMCA; 7.; The Woman Physician in the Great War; 8.; Red Cross Volunteers; 9.; The Salvation Army; Appendix A:; Chemical Warfare and Shell Shock; Appendix B:; For the Record; Index;

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