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More than 12,000 women like these were Navy Yeomen in World War I.
(Photo from COUNT ON US)
The quote that follows, which appears in COUNT ON US, comes from Frieda Mae Hardin, a Navy Yeoman in World War I. It was part of a speech she gave at age 101 in 1997 at the dedication of The Women's Memorial, which is located at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery:
"In my 101 years of living, I have observed many wonderful achievements — but none as important or as meaningful as the progress of women in taking their rightful place in society. When I served in the Navy, women were not even allowed to vote!" |
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