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WOMEN IN WORLD WAR ONE ======

In World War I women were given the privledge to fight in the war.They not only got to fight they got to nurse wounded soldiers as well. When the United States got involved in World War I parts of the government got serious about using women power. 13,000 women enlisted in the Navy and Marine Corps on the same status as men.Nineteen year old twins Genevive and Lucile Baker were the first uniformed women Coast Guards.Over 30,000 women served in the Army and Navy Nurse corps, Marines and Coast Guard. Women served our country before they had the right to vote. ​ Nurses Nurse Helen Fairchild was born on Novmber 21, 1885. She graduated Nurse from Pennsylvania Hospital in 1913. One month after America declared war she volunteered to go overseas with sixty three other nurses from Pennsylvania Hospital. She nurse in Flanders durring the Battle of Passchendaele. She died in a coma on January 18,1918.The cause of death was " acute atrophy of the liver" they think this was either cause by or worsened by the exposure to mustard gas used by the enemy.

Skit:A conversation between sister Genevive and Lucille Baker talking about recruits and nurse Helen Fairchild

Genevive: We have a lot to do today Lucile. Lucile: Tell me about it there are so many new Nurses and Coast Guards to talk to. Genevive: Well it is good that the government finally got serious about using women power. I mean we can do just as much if not more than men. Lucile: Right, I heard that 13,000 women enlisted in the Navy and Marine Corps. Genevive: Hey look over there I think that is them. Lucile: No those are just the Nurses see their little hats. Genevive: Oh yeah. Speaking of nurses did you hear about Nurse Helen Fairchild. Lucile: Ya I did I heard she passed away on January 18. Genevive: They said the cause of dath was something with her somach I think. They said it was either caused or worsened by the exposure to Mustard gas. Lucile: The other nurses better be careful then from now on.

media type="youtube" key="NmUcMUfq3s0" height="344" width="425" "WWI Thirty Thousand Women Were There." __Women in World War One.__ 17 December 2009. []. "Nurse Helen Fairchild." __Nurse Helen Fairchild:My Aunt, My hero.__ 2 January 2010.[].
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