HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Deborah Sampson, Spars, United Service Organizations
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They served as nurses, coks, spies, even soldiers. Some even dressed the part of soldiers and fought: deborah sampson as robert shurtleff in the. Sara elizabeth newcom as bill newcom in the mexican war (1846-48) Sarah wakeman as lyons wakeman in the civil war (1861-65) Dr. mary walker, civil war physician was taken prisoner and is still the only woman to receive the national medal of honor. 1500 women volunteered in the spanish american war (1898) 400 of these die in the line of duty) The government organizes a massive effort to attract women into the workforce. Women flocked to the factories producing the planes, jeeps, and bombs for the war. 600 laundries closed because women were taking men"s jobs. The british had advertised to women with great success, so america was just following the british plan. While empowering for women, it also was somehwat patrionizing and ambivalent. 400,000 women enlist in the wacs, waves, spars, & the marine corps.
