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Ursella: I was so delighted that us women are finally allowed in the war.

Gertrude: Yes i feel the same way I think it's time to show everyone what were made of.

Ursella: I hope they keep letting women in the war its not just about the men.

Gertrude: Yes we could help the men from dying, we can nurse the strong people so we have a good chance at winning in this war.

Ursella: Anyone is worth fighting for, anyone who believes can fight for people they love including there country. Evan though you might die you'd be dying for your country and I think thats an amazing thing.

Gertrude: Yes thats absolutely true, our country is most definitely worth fighting for. Fighting for what you believe in is just what everyone should do.

Ursella: Yeah I don't just want to nurse injured soldiers I want to fight for my life no matter the cost I believe in our army deeply I believe we could win!!

Gertrude: Hey did you here that the Army just enlisted like about 13,000 women into the Army?

Ursella: Yeah thats amazing and did you hear about that nurse,Nurse Helen Fairchild in the newspapers?

Gertrude: No, what about her? Is she some famous nurse or something?

Ursella: Yeah i guess so. She seemed pretty famous in the papers. It said that she went over seas with about 63 other nurses from Pennsylvania, seems to me that she going to do good whatever she can to help out with this war.

Gertrude: Really. Thats very interesting. I got to read about her....Do you still have that newspaper article?

Ursella: Yeah right here. Here ya go.

Gertrude: Thanks. I appreciate that.

A few weeks later......

Gertrude: Hey did you read that new article about Helen Fairchild?

Ursella: No. What's it say?

Gertrude: IT says that Helen had recently died... It's horrible!!

Ursella: OH my gosh. Are you serious?

Gertrude: Yeah I can't believe it myself.

Ursella: Does it say how she died?

Gertrude: Yeah right here, it says, she had a lot of abdominal pain from meals she ate right before she left for France in November.

Ursella: Thats awful. What else does it say?

Gertrude: It says near Christmas time Helen vomited after every meal. And that she had died in a coma on January 18th at 11:20a.m. And that the cause of Helen's death was hepathic complications of the chloroform.

Ursella: Oh geez i can't imagine what her family feels like, I never met Helen and even i feel terrible.

Gertrude: Yeah I know I feel the same way i was so very shocked when i read about her.