CSPAN3 U.S. Women Soldiers During World War I May 21, 2017
Muchneeded by the army, fighting a war required a Reliable Communications network. But more than 2. 5 years had of war had devastated the french telephone system. Called upon the expertise of the women telephone operators. More than 1700 women applied and 200 served in europe with the army. Their services are documented in the personnel files in the National Archives at st. Louis. After the war, these women because they were women, they , were not deemed eligible for military benefits despite their army service. Took until the 1970s for those girls to receive the benefits due to them as the Fi...
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