Women+in+World+War+I

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Women in World War I from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History

 * Where Women Worked During World War I,** Seattle General Strike Project, University of Washington


 * How Women Helped Win the Great War,** U.S. Army

Book Review: **Rosie's Mom: Forgotten Women Workers of the First World War**


 * How War Changed the Role of Women in the U.S. from Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute**



Female Yeomen in the United States Navy (Yeomanettes)

 * The Story of the Female Yeoman During the First World War, National Archives**
 * The Naval Act of 1916 opened the door to women volunteering in the U. S. Navy.
 * 11,000 women served
 * Designated Yeomen (F) for female yeoman. Served as radio operators, stenographers, messengers.
 * Disbanded in 1919


 * The Navy Yeoman in World War 1**


 * [[image:primary_sources.PNG link="@http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/collection/object.asp?ID=769"]]Yeoman (F) Uniform**


 * I Was a Yeoman (F) is a first-person account of one's woman's experiences during the war**



**Munitionettes (Female Munitions Workers in** England)
The Muniitionettes
 * 80% of the weapons and ammunition used by the British army were made by women

Women in the Munitions Industry

9 Women Reveal the Dangers of Working in a First World War Munitions Factory

12 Things You Didn't Know About Women in the First World War, Imperial War Museums

See Companion Page on **Women in World War II**