Women's role

     In 1901 and 1908 the establishment of the Army and Navy Nurse Corps opened the door for women in the military but ever so slightly. It wasn't until the United States got involved in World War One that some parts of the government got serious about using woman power.Nearly 13,000 women enlisted in the Navy and the Marine Corps on the same status as men and wore a uniform blouse with insignia.Physical and Occupational Therapists were called Reconstruction Aides and saw service also in the armed forces. During W.W.I over thirty thousand women had served in the Army and Navy nurse corps. They sercved their country before they could vote!